.cd
Template:Short description Template:Infobox Top level domain.cd is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was created in 1997 as a replacement for the .zr (Zaire) ccTLD, which was phased out and eventually deleted in 2001.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref>
Except for reserved names like .com.cd, .net.cd, .org.cd, and others, anyone in the world is allowed to register a .cd domain, regardless if they have registered a company or not.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Until 2011, the registry was managed by nic.cd. It was then delegated to the Société Congolaise des Postes et Télécommunications (SCPT).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
.zr
.zr is the former Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Zaire. It was designated in 1996. When Zaire was renamed the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1997, .zr was phased out and .cd took its place. In 2001, .zr was deleted.<ref name=":0" />
References
External links
- IANA whois information for .cd
- Official home page of Congo Internet Management (archived)
- SCPT
- IANA redelegation report on .cd ccTLD (2011)
- IANA report on deletion