Overview
- .stc is a brand generic top-level domain (gTLD) associated with the Saudi Telecom Company (STC).
- It was created to serve as an official digital hub for STC brands, services and communications and to protect STC trademarks.
- Category: Brand gTLD; delegated to the DNS root zone on August 29, 2015.
History
- Applied for under ICANN's New gTLD Program (application revealed on 13 June 2012).
- The application met ICANN requirements and the string was delegated to the root zone on 29 August 2015.
- Operated and managed by Saudi Telecom Company (STC); registry services are provided by CentralNic.
Usage and Audience
- Primary users: authorized parties within STC (internal business units, brands, products) who will register concise and descriptive domain names related to STC offerings.
- Target audience: STC customers and consumers worldwide seeking official STC services and communications.
- Context provided in the application highlights STC's position: headquartered in Riyadh, serving over 126 million subscribers across 10 markets (about 34 million in Saudi Arabia), and positioning the TLD to enhance consumer trust and brand protection.
Registration Rules
- .stc is a brand-restricted TLD: registrations are controlled by STC and intended for authorized STC entities.
- The TLD is designed to allow STC to register short, intuitive names relating to its trademarks and product offerings.
- No public/open registration policy details (such as pricing, periods or allowed characters) are provided in the available source material.
SEO and Brand Impact
- The stated goals for .stc are to promote awareness of STC services and products, protect trademarks, foster consumer trust, and provide a secure, technically stable namespace for official STC communications.
- The TLD is intended to reinforce brand authenticity and help consumers identify authorized STC sites, contributing to brand protection and user confidence.
Operator
Saudi Telecom Company
Whois
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domain: STC
organisation: Saudi Telecom Company
address: 8214 Al Imam Saud Ibn Abdul Aziz Branch Road
address: Al Mursalat
address: PO Box 87912
address: Riyadh 11652
address: Saudi Arabia
contact: administrative
name: Director of Legal and Policy
organisation: CentralNic
address: 35-39 Moorgate
address: London EC2R 6AR
address: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)
phone: +44.2033880600
fax-no: +44.2033880601
e-mail: stc.admin@centralnic.com
contact: technical
name: CTO
organisation: CentralNic
address: Saddlers House, 4th Floor
address: 44 Gutter Lane
address: London EC2V 6BR
address: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)
phone: +44 20 33 88 0600
fax-no: +44 20 33 88 0601
e-mail: tld.ops@centralnic.com
nserver: A.NIC.STC 194.169.218.29 2001:67c:13cc:0:0:0:1:29
nserver: B.NIC.STC 185.24.64.29 2a04:2b00:13cc:0:0:0:1:29
nserver: C.NIC.STC 212.18.248.29 2a04:2b00:13ee:0:0:0:0:29
nserver: D.NIC.STC 212.18.249.29 2a04:2b00:13ff:0:0:0:0:29
ds-rdata: 42226 8 2 79a9d1a91d2dd8f3bca16221e6ff11e7e5e852e63d0c3756f6e73f94296b12ab
ds-rdata: 18386 8 2 cd56934775d3c7ce4c8a4050fc370fa90545b1d2ba312c8299ee2e38affff7a5
whois: whois.nic.stc
status: ACTIVE
remarks: Registration information: http://www.stc.com.sa
created: 2015-08-20
changed: 2024-05-28
source: IANA
