.ch


For the Swiss newspaper, see .ch (newspaper).




























.ch
SWITCH logo.svg
Introduced1987

TLD type		Country code top-level domain
StatusActive
RegistrySWITCH Information Technology Services
SponsorSWITCH Information Technology Services
Intended useEntities connected with   Switzerland
Actual useVery popular in Switzerland, gaining popularity in China, also used around the world for domain hacks
Registration restrictionsTwo letter domain names are restricted to cantons
StructureRegistrations permitted at second level
DocumentsTerms and conditions
Dispute policiesDispute Resolution Proceedings
DNSSECyes
Registry Websitewww.nic.ch

.ch is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Switzerland in the Domain Name System of the Internet. Made available in 1987,[1] only two years after the .com extension, it is administered by SWITCH Information Technology Services.[2]


The domain ch , as with other ccTLDs, is based on the ISO 3166-2 code for Switzerland derived from Confoederatio Helvetica (Helvetic Confederation),[3] the Latin name for the country, which was used because of its neutrality with regard to the four official languages of Switzerland.


Second-level domain names must be at least three letters long. Two-letter subdomain names are restricted to the Swiss cantons, as well as the domain ch.ch of the Federal Chancellery of Switzerland. The only exception has been the former domain of the Expo.02 which was held in Switzerland, www.expo.02.ch.[citation needed]


Registrations of internationalized domain names have been accepted since March 2004.[citation needed]




Contents





  • 1 In the Chinese domain market


  • 2 Domain hacks


  • 3 .swiss


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links




In the Chinese domain market


.ch has been of a rising interest to Chinese domain investors for several reasons. According to EuropeID.com, the .ch extension still has plenty of valuable English keywords and short letter and number combinations left. A contributing factor may be because the majority of .ch registrations are in German, leaving many English words available. In addition, with 2 million domains under .ch being registered, most of the reserved domains have the European market in mind, allowing valuable domains for other languages such as Chinese keywords in the Latin script being registered at a normal price.[1]



Domain hacks


The .ch domain is very popular and often used as a syllable in domain name registrations because many English words end in "ch", for example: Techcrunch's tcrn.ch. The .ch domain is used for domain name registrations in other languages, such as scha.ch in German for the word "chess".[4]



.swiss


The Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM) has begun registering .swiss domains as of 7 September 2015.[5] This is meant to augment the traditional .ch TLD. Applicants must currently have a "registered place of business and a physical administrative base in Switzerland" to apply.[6]



References




  1. ^ ab EuropeID. ".CH's Growing Popularity as Domain for China | EuropeID". europeid.com. Retrieved 2017-04-22..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ "Legal Info - Internet Domains". www.nic.ch. Retrieved 2017-04-22.


  3. ^ From the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland


  4. ^ "Domain Hacks - BestNa.me". BestNa.me. Archived from the original on 2017-04-23. Retrieved 2017-04-22.


  5. ^ "Launch of the new .swiss internet domain". dot.swiss. 2015-09-09. Retrieved 8 January 2016.


  6. ^ "Facts". dot.swiss. Retrieved 8 January 2016.




External links


  • IANA .ch whois information

  • .ch NIC registry







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