.pt is the
Internet
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country code top-level domain
A country code top-level domain (ccTLD) is an Internet
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(ccTLD) for
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a Sovereign state, country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southern Europe, Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes ...
and is managed by
Associação DNS.PT.
It has the following
second-level domains:
* .com.pt: no restrictions; online registration
* .edu.pt: education
* .gov.pt: Government of Portugal
* .int.pt: international organizations or
diplomatic missions in Portugal
* .net.pt: telecommunications providers
* .nome.pt: individuals (''nome'' is
Portuguese for name)
* .org.pt:
Non-profit organization
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s
* .publ.pt: publications (e.g. newspapers)
As from the 1 May 2012 Registration directly at second-level is available, without restrictions.
[http://www.dns.pt www.dns.pt] On the first week there was a 28984 new domains register under the .pt
Since July 1, 2005, some characters with
diacritics have been supported in domain names (
IDN). Currently permitted characters: ''
à'', ''
á'', ''
â'', ''
ã'', ''
ç'', ''
é'', ''
ê'', ''
í'', ''
ó'', ''
ô'', ''
õ'', ''
ú'', ''
ü''. These are the only accentuated characters used in Portuguese words.
Apart from .gov.pt, Portuguese subdomains were slow to catch on, because many people had already registered under .pt when the new ones became available. Many companies, colleges and people still prefer to use a .pt because these are harder to get (the chance of getting a spam link is very low) and simpler to remember. There are also inconsistencies: for example, the website of the ''Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros'' (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) is not www.mne.gov.pt, but www.min-nestrangeiros.pt. However, the .com.pt subdomain is being heavily promoted by the registry, and now has numerous registrations and active Web sites. Others such as .nome.pt for individuals are still uncommon.
In the early years, FCCN () tried to keep control of the .pt domain using stringent rules, which were adjusted a number of times. The precedent set by domains which were already registered but which would not be able to be registered under updated rules led to lawyers requesting the registry of any domain based on the principle of equal treatment. When the situation was out of control, FCCN tried to promote subdomains like com.pt. Nevertheless, since the registration directly under .pt was still available, users tended to prefer these.
It is estimated that the .pt suffix comprises a little less than 10% of all the Portuguese-language Internet.
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As of 3 August 2008, of the about 910 million pages google lists as being written in Portuguese (value obtained by addin]
this
t
this
, the .pt domain comprehends more tha
83 million pages
to which should be added 7 million more, which Google reports to be written in other languages (see the total of pt page
here
. It is the third most popular Portuguese-language suffix, after
.br and
.com, and ahead of
.net,
.org
The domain name .org is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) of the Domain Name System (DNS) used on the Internet
The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol ...
and
.info, all above 10 million pages.
References
External links
IANA .pt whois informationDNS.PT - .PT domain registration website
Fundação para a Computação Científica Nacional (.pt registry)
# list of accredited registrars
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pt
Country code top-level domains
Communications in Portugal
Council of European National Top Level Domain Registries members
Mass media in Portugal
Computer-related introductions in 1988
Internet in Portugal
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