.bb

Introduced	1991
TLD type	Country code top-level domain
Status	Active
Registry	Telecoms Unit
Sponsor	Government of Barbados
Intended use	Entities connected with  Barbados
Actual use	Gets some use in Barbados
Registration restrictions	Limited to residents of Barbados and companies registered there
Structure	Registrations permitted at second level and at third level beneath various second-level labels
Documents	Policies and agreement, Terms of Service
Dispute policies
Website	.BB registry

.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 was the University of Puerto Rico. In 1996, the Government of Barbados asked for the administration to be transferred to Cable & Wireless (BARTEL) Ltd. By 2001 a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Government of Barbados and Cable & Wirless (Bartel) Ltd. and its sister company Cable & Wireless (BET) Ltd. for C&W to continue to carry out administration of the ".bb" domains until the government selected alternate directives. Starting November 2007 it is administered by Telecoms Unit. Before Cable & Wireless (Barbados) Limited was the administering party.^[1]

The Government has indicated that the government's policy will be to maintain a semi-restricted domain. Legal issues are to be handled by the Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office (CAIPO) arm of the Government.

[edit] 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 - Government organisations
• .info.bb - general use
• .store.bb - general use
• .tv.bb - general use
• .biz.bb - general use

[edit] Timeline

Former .bb registry logo under Cable and Wireless.

• 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 and Wireless.
• 2001-Oct-16: – The Government of Barbados and Cable and Wireless sign a MOU for C&W to maintain interim-administration of the .bb ccTLD.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• IANA .bb whois information
• The Min. of Finance, Investment, Telecommunications and Energy (MFIE)
  • BarbadosDomains.com - At the Min. of Finance, Investment, Telecommunications and Energy (MFIE)
• Redelegation of the .BB Top-Level Domain november 2007