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    Country-code top-level domainsIDN

    Overview

    • .ve is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) assigned to Venezuela.
    • It is intended for entities connected with Venezuela and is widely used within the country.
    • The registry and sponsoring organization is the Comisión Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (CONATEL), reachable via nic.ve.

    History

    • Introduced / implemented: 7 March 1991.
    • The ISO 3166-1 code for Venezuela was updated on 3 March 2009 to reflect the VE used for the ccTLD.
    • Registrations at the second level were opened in 2024 but are limited to national or international trademark holders.
    • IANA maintains delegation information for .ve.

    Usage and Audience

    • Typical users: Venezuelan government bodies, businesses, non-profits, cultural institutions, media (including radio), network operators, educational institutions, and individuals.
    • Common third-level namespaces and typical uses:
      • .com.ve / .co.ve — commercial entities and sites (equivalent to .com in Venezuelan Spanish)
      • .org.ve — non-profit organizations
      • .net.ve — network service providers
      • .info.ve — informational sites
      • .arts.ve — artistic and cultural institutions
      • .radio.ve — radio stations
      • .web.ve — individuals
      • Special/restricted third-level spaces: .gob.ve / .gov.ve (government), .edu.ve (educational institutions), .mil.ve (military), .int.ve (international institutions), .tec.ve (technology universities)

    Registration Rules

    • Structure:

      • Registrations are available at the second level and at various third-level namespaces.
      • Second-level registrations were opened in 2024 but are limited to trademark holders.
      • Many third-level domains are available without restrictions for the listed categories.

    • Eligibility and restrictions:

      • Wikipedia notes second-level registrations are restricted to trademark holders; ICANNWiki states any natural or legal person can register under .ve (this reflects differing emphasis in source descriptions and the practical focus on third-level registrations for general users).
      • Domain names that are offensive, violate public morals or Venezuelan law are prohibited.

    • Allowed characters and length:

      • Letters a–z (Latin alphabet)
      • Spanish accented characters: á, é, í, ó, ú
      • Diaeresis: ü
      • The letter ñ
      • Digits 0–9
      • Hyphen (-)
      • Maximum length: 63 characters

    • Internationalized domain names (IDNs):

      • .ve supports Spanish-language IDN characters including á, é, í, ó, ú, ü, and ñ.

    Notable Links

    • Registry website: https://nic.ve
    • IANA delegation record is available for .ve

    Operator

    Comisión Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (CONATEL)

    Whois

    % IANA WHOIS server
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domain:       VE

organisation: Comisión Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (CONATEL)
address:      Av. Veracruz, Edif. CONATEL, Las Mercedes
address:      Caracas Miranda 1060
address:      Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

contact:      administrative
name:         Ms. Meylin Guillen
organisation: NIC.VE
address:      Calle Cali, Edif. NIC.VE, Las Mercedes
address:      Caracas Miranda 1060
address:      Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
phone:        +584166225906
fax-no:       +582129090435
e-mail:       manager@nic.ve

contact:      technical
name:         Mr. Gredinson Ramirez
organisation: NIC.VE
address:      Calle Cali, Edif. NIC.VE, Las Mercedes
address:      Caracas Miranda 1060
address:      Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
phone:        +584166225906
fax-no:       +58 212 9090435
e-mail:       technical@nic.ve

nserver:      A.LACTLD.ORG 200.0.68.10 2801:14:a000:0:0:0:0:10
nserver:      NS3.NIC.VE 190.9.129.56
nserver:      NS4.NIC.VE 190.202.128.43
nserver:      NS5.NIC.VE 2801:18:8800:3:18ba:beff:fe61:d08b 45.175.22.88
nserver:      NS6.NIC.VE 2801:18:8800:1:0:0:0:4 45.175.22.4
nserver:      SSDNS-TLD.NIC.CL 200.7.5.14 2001:1398:276:0:200:7:5:14
ds-rdata:     26677 8 2 d26b98c08be23d276334cae7b38284c835aeaa7865b873c854ff87958aab05d4

whois:        whois.nic.ve

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: https://nic.ve/

created:      1991-03-07
changed:      2025-07-07
source:       IANA

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