.nc

.nc is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for New Caledonia.

.nc

NC opt Nouvelle Caledonie
Introduced	1993
TLD type	Country code top-level domain
Status	Active
Registry	Office des Postes et Telecommunications
Sponsor	Office des Postes et Telecommunications
Intended use	Entities connected with  New Caledonia
Actual use	Gets some use in New Caledonia
Registration restrictions	Must be a registered company or organization in New Caledonia with a local contact; individuals are not eligible to register domains
Structure	Registrations are made directly at the second level, or at the third level beneath the .asso.nc 2LD
Documents	Rules
Dispute policies	The registry encourages compromises between disputing parties but otherwise stays out of disputes
DNSSEC	yes
Registry website	Domain registration

Only companies registered in New Caledonia are permitted to register .nc domain names.

Many generic terms are prohibited from registration (those linked with crimes); there are also many reserved for particular circumstances. These include "administration", "bible", "blog", "cabinets", "colonisation", "flag", "justice", "mail", "nation", "offense", "outrage", "presses", "registries", "temple", "union", "vote" and hundreds more.

The following 2nd level domains are available for third-level domain name registration:

• asso.nc
• nom.nc