thumb|Old logo used to represent the domain|170x170px .tw is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan. The domain name is based on the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code TW. The registry is maintained by the Taiwan Network Information Center (TWNIC), a Taiwanese non-profit organization appointed by the National Communications Commission (NCC) and the Ministry of Transportation and Communication. Since 1 March 2001, TWNIC has stopped allowing itself to sign up new domain names directly, instead allowing new registration through its cont
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".tw" is the Internet country code for Taiwan, used to identify websites and email addresses associated with the island. It is managed by the Taiwan Network Information Center (TWNIC), a non-profit organization appointed by Taiwan's government, which oversees all registrations under this domain.
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Key facts
- Top level domain.registry
- TWNIC
- Top level domain.name
- .tw
- Top level domain.image
- Dottw logo.png
- Top level domain.introduced
- 31 July 1989
- Top level domain.type
- Country code top-level domain
- Top level domain.status
- Active
- Top level domain.intendeduse
- Entities connected with Taiwan
- Top level domain.actualuse
- Popular in Taiwan
- Top level domain.restrictions
- Requirements vary depending on which second-level name registration is within; foreigners allowed in several categories
- Top level domain.structure
- Registrations are at second level or at third level beneath some second-level labels
- Top level domain.document
- Guidelines for administration of domain name registration
Article
8 sectionsContents
- Domains
- Open registration
- Eligibility expected
- Statistics
- Internationalized domains
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Old logo used to represent the domain|170x170px .tw is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan. The domain name is based on the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code TW. The registry is maintained by the Taiwan Network Information Center (TWNIC), a Taiwanese non-profit organization appointed by the National Communications Commission (NCC) and the Ministry of Transportation and Communication. Since 1 March 2001, TWNIC has stopped allowing itself to sign up new domain names directly, instead allowing new registration through its contracted reseller registrars. , there are 17 registrars.
==Domains== domain names can be registered at both the second and third level. Applicants are required to provide an email address for verification.