.cv is the
country code top-level domain
A country code top-level domain (ccTLD) is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country, sovereign state, or dependent territory identified with a country code. All ASCII ccTLD identifiers are two letters long, and all tw ...
(ccTLD) for
Cape Verde
Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country and archipelagic state of West Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean, consisting of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of about . These islands ...
. It is managed by the National Communications Agency (, ARME).
History
It was introduced on 21 October 1996 and initially it was managed by the Instituto Superior de Engenharia e Ciências do Mar (ISECMAR), later the
School of Maritime Sciences, and finally a campus of the
University of Cape Verde
The University of Cape Verde (, abbreviated "Uni-CV") is the only public university of Cape Verde. The main campus is in Palmarejo, Cape Verde, Palmarejo, Praia, but there are also institutes in Mindelo, Assomada and São Jorge dos Órgãos. It ha ...
, until its redelegation in August 2009 by the current National Communications Agency.
The technical manager, originally the Foundation for the National Scientific Information of Portugal (, FCCN), a non-profit organisation who managed the
.pt domain name, transferred the rights and obligations managing the top level domains to DNS.PT in 2014. The transfer of management rights by the IANA was published for .cv in June of that year.
ARME is part of the group
LusNIC, an entity which includes top-level domains of other countries including
.br (Brazil),
.gw (Guinea-Bissau), .pt (Portugal),
.st (São Tomé and Príncipe) and
.ao (Angola). This is why the .cv domain shares a part of the .pt network infrastructure (notably for a part of its DNS servers), and its technical management is delegated to the DNS.PT association.
In 2024 the registry awarded a five year contract to OlaCV to manage the TLD. With this relaunch there was a change in registration procedure, the earlier exclusive registrar was discontinued and instead international registrars can accredit themselves and use a fully automated system. The relaunch also sees a new marketing stategy using .cv as curricula vitae.
Structure
Registrations are possible in the second level. ARME has additionally defined the following third-level TLDs, each with specific target users:
* .net.cv: communication and network services
* .gov.cv: governmental institutions
* .org.cv: nonprofit organizations
* .edu.cv: schools and universities (both public and private)
* .int.cv: international organizations and diplomatic missions
* .publ.cv: periodical magazines registered with the Directorate General of Social Communication
* .com.cv: not restricted, intended for commercial entities
* .nome.cv: Cape Verde nationals and legal residents.
References
External links
IANA .cv whois information
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Country code top-level domains
Communications in Cape Verde
sv:Toppdomän#C