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.TN ccTLD Overview

.TN ccTLD Overview. ISOC ccTLD Workshop – Jordan Tunisian Internet Agency Makram BENHAMED benhamed@ati.tn nic@ati.tn. A brief History. .TN assigned to IRSIT during the year 1991 Re-delegation to ATI during the year 1996 2R Model(Registry/Registrant) An average of 01 registration/week

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.TN ccTLD Overview

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  1. .TN ccTLD Overview ISOC ccTLD Workshop – Jordan Tunisian Internet Agency Makram BENHAMED benhamed@ati.tn nic@ati.tn

  2. A brief History • .TN assigned to IRSIT during the year 1991 • Re-delegation to ATI during the year 1996 • 2R Model(Registry/Registrant) • An average of 01 registration/week • Two primary DNS servers for “.TN” in Tunisia, and 04 secondaries in Europe and the US • ISPs ‘born’ by late 1997 • 3R model (Registry/Registrar/Registrant) • 12 ISP Registrars (5 private and 6 publics) • An average of 06 registrations/day .TN ccTLD

  3. .TN evolution .TN ccTLD

  4. .TN structure Gestion du .TN

  5. .TN distribution (Nov. 2007) .TN ccTLD

  6. Registry/Registrars workflow Gestion du .TN

  7. About the Policy • 2001: INTT is the .TN regulation authority: in charge of formal adjustments of naming charter, as well as Dispute resolution. • Need to be in Tunisia to reserve a domain name (some people in Tennessee wanted .TN) • Except for International Trademarks • Generic sub-domains are not allowed (textile.com.tn , ngo.org.tn …) • A request for a name may need a proof for eligibility Gestion du .TN

  8. Technical aspects • The primary nameserver “NS.ATI.TN” is IPv6 Ready, and declared in the IANA root servers (2001:970:1:1::10). • DNSsec was tested since 2003, using privately generated certificates, (Exchange of name Zones between the primary DNS with its secondaries for some test Zones). • Several IDN aware solutions have been tested (at the local DNS level + testing of browsers with specific Plug-In’s) .TN ccTLD

  9. Initiatives to Boost the .TN • No more registration fees, only a yearly subscription fees (42 Dinars /year ~ 28$) • Free of charge for embassies, International organizations in Tunisia, and associations • ISP is no longer liable for content (users tend to get generic names and host them elsewhere) • However: Users still prefer a GTLD: Cheaper, no paper work needed, they get it online .TN ccTLD

  10. Ongoing Projects • World Bank funded project: • NIC supporting IDN (Arabic domain names), Including the tools for implementing the Workflow between Registry and its registrars. • Implementing a system to automate the checking of the “trade Registers” database (hosted at the ministry of trade) • this will allow the Online sale of domain names – payment with the electronic e-dinar .TN ccTLD

  11. Ongoing Projects (continued) • ENUM System is under test at the technical level (“216.E164.arpa” has not yet been requested by the Telecom Regulator) • Defining a specific naming charter for the government agencies • Revising the telecom law for a better domain names legal frame • Revising the fees for .TN .TN ccTLD

  12. Thank You benhamed@ati.tn nic@ati.tn Gestion du .TN

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