.cv

.cv is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Cape Verde. It is managed by the National Communications Agency (Template:Langx, ARME).

History

It was introduced on 21 October 1996 and initially it was managed by the Instituto Superior de Engenharia e Ciências do Mar (ISECMAR), later the School of Maritime Sciences, and finally a campus of the University of Cape Verde, until its redelegation in August 2009 by the current National Communications Agency.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":0" />

The technical manager, originally the Foundation for the National Scientific Information of Portugal (Template:Langx, FCCN), a non-profit organisation who managed the .pt domain name, transferred the rights and obligations managing the top level domains to DNS.PT in 2014. The transfer of management rights by the IANA was published for .cv in June of that year.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

ARME is part of the group LusNIC,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> an entity which includes top-level domains of other countries including .br (Brazil), .gw (Guinea-Bissau), .pt (Portugal), .st (São Tomé and Príncipe) and .ao (Angola). This is why the .cv domain shares a part of the .pt network infrastructure (notably for a part of its DNS servers), and its technical management is delegated to the DNS.PT association.

In 2024 the registry awarded a five year contract to OlaCV to manage the TLD. With this relaunch there was a change in registration procedure, the earlier exclusive registrar was discontinued and instead international registrars can accredit themselves and use a fully automated system. The relaunch also sees a new marketing stategy using .cv as curricula vitae.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Structure

Registrations are possible in the second level. ARME has additionally defined the following third-level TLDs, each with specific target users:<ref name="ANAC-FAQ">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

• .net.cv: communication and network services
• .gov.cv: governmental institutions
• .org.cv: nonprofit organizations
• .edu.cv: schools and universities (both public and private)
• .int.cv: international organizations and diplomatic missions
• .publ.cv: periodical magazines registered with the Directorate General of Social Communication
• .com.cv: not restricted, intended for commercial entities
• .nome.cv: Cape Verde nationals and legal residents.

External links

• IANA .cv whois information