.bb
Encyclopedia
.bb is the Internet
country code
top-level domain
(ccTLD) for Barbados
. The .bb top-level domain has been maintained by several administrators since its creation. The first of which was the University of Puerto Rico. In 1996 the Government of Barbados
sought the relegation of .bb to the incumbent local exchange carrier
, Cable & Wireless (BARTEL) Ltd. A 2001 Memorandum of Understanding was then later signed between the Government of Barbados and both Cable & Wirless (Bartel) Ltd. and its sister company Cable & Wireless (BET) Ltd., to continue the administration of the ".bb" domains until the government selected alternate directives. In November, 2007 .bb was again relegated to the Telecoms Unit within the Government of Barbados.
The Government has indicated that the government's policy will be to maintain a semi-restricted domain. Legal issues regarding domains are to be handled by the Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office
(CAIPO) arm of the Government.
The fee for Barbados' main ccTLD and all of the second
and third-level domain
s is BD
$120 annually.
Internet
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country code
Country code
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top-level domain
Top-level domain
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(ccTLD) for Barbados
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
. The .bb top-level domain has been maintained by several administrators since its creation. The first of which was the University of Puerto Rico. In 1996 the Government of Barbados
Government of Barbados
Government of Barbados consists of: The Monarch, HM Queen Elizabeth II ; The Prime Minister, The Hon. Freundel Stuart, and his Cabinet; as legislature, divided into two chambers , and an independent judiciary...
sought the relegation of .bb to the incumbent local exchange carrier
Incumbent local exchange carrier
An ILEC, short for incumbent local exchange carrier, is a local telephone company in the United States that was in existence at the time of the breakup of AT&T into the Regional Bell Operating Companies , also known as the "Baby Bells." The ILEC is the former Bell System or Independent Telephone...
, Cable & Wireless (BARTEL) Ltd. A 2001 Memorandum of Understanding was then later signed between the Government of Barbados and both Cable & Wirless (Bartel) Ltd. and its sister company Cable & Wireless (BET) Ltd., to continue the administration of the ".bb" domains until the government selected alternate directives. In November, 2007 .bb was again relegated to the Telecoms Unit within the Government of Barbados.
The Government has indicated that the government's policy will be to maintain a semi-restricted domain. Legal issues regarding domains are to be handled by the Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office
Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office
The Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office is a Barbadian governmental agency in charge of various aspects of industrial property right affairs including: patents, trademarks, and industrial designs. It is a division of the Ministry of Industry & International Business. The CAIPO...
(CAIPO) arm of the Government.
The fee for Barbados' main ccTLD and all of the second
Country code second-level domain
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and third-level domain
Subdomain
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s is BD
Barbados dollar
The dollar has been the currency of Barbados since 1935. The present dollar has the ISO 4217 code BBD and is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign "$" or, alternatively, "Bds$" to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies. It is divided into 100 cents...
$120 annually.
Second-level domains
- .co.bb - general use (usually commercial)
- .com.bb - commercial entities
- .net.bb - network providers
- .org.bb - general use (usually for non-profit organisations)
- .gov.bb - Barbadian government organisations
- .edu.bb - Barbadian educational organisations
- .info.bb - general use
- .store.bb - general use
- .tv.bb - general use
- .biz.bb - general use
Timeline
- 1991-September: – University of Puerto Rico is delegated the .bb domain.
- 1996 – The .bb ccTLD becomes re-delegated from Univ. of Puerto Rico to Cable & Wireless.
- 2001-Oct-16: – The Government of Barbados and Cable & Wireless sign a MOU for the later to maintain interim-administration of the .bb ccTLD.
- 2007-November: – The Government of Barbados assumes total administration and control of the .bb ccTLD from C&W.
External links
- IANA .bb whois information
- The Min. of Finance, Investment, Telecommunications and Energy (MFIE)
- www.BarbadosDomain.net - At the Min. of Finance, Investment, Telecommunications and Energy (MFIE)
- Whois search tool for registered .bb ccTLDs
- Redelegation of the .BB Top-Level Domain November 2007