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SGNIC

Organization
Type Commercial
Focus Registry
Region AP
Country
  • Singapore
City Singapore
Founded 1995
Ownership Infocomm Media Development Authority
Websites

Singapore Network Information Center - SGNIC is national registry service provider for .sg domain names in Singapore.[1] It also provides registration for SLDs, such as .com.sg, .org.sg, .net.sg, .edu.sg, .gov.sg, and .per.sg. Its responsibilities include the management of other information services and formulating policies regarding domain registration. In 1997, SGNIC was aquired by the National Computer Board (NCB), though it was later transferred to IDA when the government merged NCB with the Telecommunication Authority of Singapore.[2]

In February 2011, SGNIC auctioned premium domain names with single/double alphabet, single/double digits and other PDNs starting at a base price of SG$600, and going up to SG$2000.[3]

SGNIC and ICANN[edit | edit source]

SGNIC is affiliated with ICANN. It signed an Exchange of Letters with ICANN in 2009 for the betterment of Internet security in Singapore.[4] It hosted ICANN 41 held in Singapore in June 2011.[5]

Affiliations[edit | edit source]

It is recognized with the following organizations:

  • APNIC - Asia Pacific Network Information Centre
  • APTLD - Asia Pacific Top Level Domain Association
  • ccNSO - Country Code Name Supporting Organisation
  • CDNC - Chinese Domain Name Consortium

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IDN[edit | edit source]

In June 2011, SGNIC announced the launch of Internationalized Domain Names, which were to be available for registration for everyone after December 2011. SGNIC was to provide second-level domains for .新加坡 and .சிங்கப்பூர், which represent Singapore in Chinese and Tamil, respectively.[7]

External Links[edit | edit source]

SGNIC News

References[edit | edit source]

Asia/Australia/Pacific, according to the ICANN Geographic Regions (ICANN Geographic Regions).

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