Tuesday, September 24, 2013

101 Domains Domain Information Update ".co" domains.

South American domains: Colombia (.co)

Important: When entering your search string don't write “www” or the Colombian domain type, ie. “co”. Therefore to search “www.101domains.co” enter “101domains” and nothing else.

The only letters allowed within a domain name are: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z - 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9. Spaces are NOT ALLOWED.

Once the domain is registered

All Colombian domain names registered with us are stored on our international server. Domains registered with us are automatically provided with their own under-construction page - this notifies potential registrants that the name has been acquired and is now registered. The under-construction page is offered free of charge and may be used indefinitely.

It is possible for Web and/or Mail forwarding to be provided for Colombian domains.

Domain transfer/release fees are charged are by a majority of registrars, but 101 Domains make no charge to transfer a domain to another Colombian domain name registrar.

Background

The Internet Country Code Top-Level Domain (ccTLD) for Colombia is .co. It has been managed by .CO Internet since 2009 when the company won a Bid process during the end of the year, run by the Colombian Government.

From July 2010, it will be possible for anyone to register for a .co domain name, Colombian residence will not be necessary. It will be given on a 'first come, first served' basis for the first-level .co, and the second-level .com.co, .net.co and .nom.co. This eliminates any potential disputes between two parties.

  • edu.co : Only Educational entities that are recognised by the Minister of Education in Colombia can register under this domain name.
  • .gov.co : Only Government entities within Colombia can register under this domain name.
  • .mil.co : Only those part of the Military Force within Colombia can register under this domain name.
  • .org.co : Only non-commercial organizations based within Colombia can register under this domain name.

Certain criteria must be met when registering for domain names under the ccTLD .co. These are as follows:

  • Letters of the Roman Alphabet (a-z) can be used.
  • Digits 0-9 can be used.
  • A hyphen (-) can be used. It must not be the first or last character of the domain name.
  • Spaces are not acceptable.
  • The maximum amount of characters in a domain name is 63, yet 24 is recommended for practical reasons.


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