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    Country-code top-level domainsDNSSEC

    Overview

    • .tl is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Timor-Leste.
    • The code follows the ISO 3166-1 standard and corresponds to the country's names in Tetum (Timor Lorosa'e) and Portuguese (Timor-Leste).
    • The domain is administered through the Council of Country Code Administrators (CoCCA) and listed with the Timor-Leste NIC / Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações.

    History

    • Introduced on 23 March 2005 as the ccTLD for Timor-Leste.
    • The previous ccTLD for the territory was .tp (assigned in May 1997); registrants in .tp were automatically given equivalent .tl domains and .tp was removed from the root zone in February 2015.
    • For a period IANA WHOIS showed no sponsoring organization; contact information appeared in IANA WHOIS by 30 September 2005.
    • The registry site (nic.tl) has been reported inactive since 2021, though a WHOIS service remains accessible.

    Usage and Audience

    • Intended for entities connected with Timor-Leste; governmental entities commonly use third-level names under gov.tl.
    • Many registrations are second-level domains used as domain hacks by international entities, often with no direct connection to Timor-Leste.

    Registration Rules

    • Registrations are normally accepted directly at the second level.
    • Some sites (especially governmental) use third-level names (for example, gov.tl).
    • There is no local presence requirement; second-level registration is available through resellers worldwide.
    • Acceptable-use restrictions include prohibitions on obscene, indecent, or spam-related uses.

    SEO and Brand Impact

    • The TLD is used both by entities in Timor-Leste and by international registrants for domain-hack purposes.
    • The prevalence of domain-hack registrations and the registry website being inactive since 2021 are notable facts about the namespace's usage and management.

    Notable Cases or Examples

    • Government Portal: www.timor-leste.gov.tl (example of governmental third-level use under gov.tl).
    • Transition from .tp to .tl: existing .tp registrants were given equivalent .tl domains during the migration; .tp was removed from the root zone in February 2015.

    Operator

    Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações

    Whois

    % IANA WHOIS server
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% This query returned 1 object

domain:       TL

organisation: Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações
address:      Avenida Bispo de Medeiros 8
address:      Dili 10000
address:      Timor-Leste

contact:      administrative
name:         Chairperson
organisation: Autoridade Nacional  de Comunicações (ANC) of Timor-Leste
address:      Avenida Bispo de Medeiros 8
address:      Dili 10000
address:      Timor-Leste
phone:        +670 3311415
e-mail:       cctld@anc.tl

contact:      technical
name:         Garth Miller
organisation: CoCCA Registry Services (NZ) Limited
address:      11A Wynyard Street
address:      Devonport
address:      Auckland 0744
address:      New Zealand
phone:        +64 9 446 6370
e-mail:       noc@cocca.org.nz

nserver:      NS.ANYCAST.NIC.TL 2001:500:14:6019:ad:0:0:1 204.61.216.19
nserver:      NS1.ANYCASTDNS.CZ 185.38.108.108 2a00:fea0:dead:0:0:0:0:beef
nserver:      NS2.ANYCASTDNS.CZ 185.28.194.194
ds-rdata:     25307 8 2 bc0412d59817424a34040676f1ae1205b1f33fc9510e7e30114711851ffcede4

whois:        whois.nic.tl

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: http://www.nic.tl

created:      2005-03-23
changed:      2022-11-21
source:       IANA

    Registrars