.bl is an assigned
Internet
The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a '' network of networks'' that consists of private, p ...
country code top-level domain
A country code top-level domain (ccTLD) is an Internet
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(
ccTLD
A country code top-level domain (ccTLD) is an Internet
The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It ...
) that was to be created for
Saint Barthélemy, following the decision on 21 September 2007 by the
ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency to allocate BL as the
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for Saint Barthélemy. This decision followed Saint Barthélemy's new status as an
Overseas collectivity
The French overseas collectivities ('' collectivité d'outre-mer'' or ''COM'') are first-order administrative divisions of France, like the French regions, but have a semi-autonomous status. The COMs include some former French overseas colo ...
of France which took effect on 15 July 2007.
Currently Saint Barthélemy uses
Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe (; ; gcf, label= Antillean Creole, Gwadloup, ) is an archipelago and overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean
The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a regi ...
's ccTLD,
.gp,
[CIA – The World Factbook – Saint Barthelemy](_blank)
Communications. 18 October 2007. Accessed 22 October 2007. ".bl; note – .gp, the ccTLD for Guadeloupe, and .fr, the ccTLD for France, might also be encountered" and France's ccTLD,
.fr.
See also
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ISO 3166-2:BL
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Internet in France
Internet in France has been available to the general public since 1994, but widespread Internet use did not take off until the mid-2000s. As of 31 December 2014, France had 26 million Internet broadband and high-speed connections on fixed networks. ...
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.gp –CC TLD for
Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe (; ; gcf, label= Antillean Creole, Gwadloup, ) is an archipelago and overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean
The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a regi ...
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.fr –CC TLD for
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
*
.eu –CC TLD for the
European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe
Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its gre ...
References
External links
IANA .bl whois information
Country code top-level domains
Communications in Saint Barthélemy
Computer-related introductions in 2007
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