.bb

{{Short description|Internet country code top-level domain for Barbados}}

{{Infobox top level domain

| name = .bb

| image =

| image_size =

| alt =

| caption =

| introduced = 3 September 1991

| removed =

| type = Country code top-level domain

| status = Active

| registry = Telecommunications Unit

| sponsor = Ministry of Innovations, Science and Smart Technologies
Government of Barbados

| intendeduse = Entities connected with Barbados

| actualuse = Gets some usage in Barbados

| restrictions = Local presence. Must present documentation: business registration, certificate from relevant ministry.

| structure = Registrations permitted at second level and at third level beneath various second-level labels

| document = [http://www.telecoms.gov.bb/website/Documents/Application%20Forms/PDF/Domain%20Name%20Application%20Form.pdf .bb domain registration form],
[https://www.telecoms.gov.bb/indexbf80.html?id=11 Policies and agreement]

| DNSname =

| disputepolicy =

| website = {{URL|www.nic.bb/}}

| registereddomains =

| dateregistereddomains =

| refregistereddomains =

| dnssec = Maybe{{cite web |last1=writer |first1=Staff |author-link1= |date=15 November 2018 |title=Barbados country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) ".bb" is DNSSEC Ready. |script-title= |title-link= |url=https://www.telecoms.gov.bb/ |url-access= |trans-title= |department=Telecommunications Unit |website=www.telecoms.gov.bb/ |script-website= |trans-website= |publication-place=Warrens, St. Michael, Barbados |publisher=Government of Barbados |publication-date=15 November 2018 |arxiv= |asin= |asin-tld= |bibcode= |bibcode-access= |biorxiv= |citeseerx= |doi= |doi-access= |eissn= |hdl= |hdl-access= |isbn= |ismn= |issn= |jfm= |jstor= |jstor-access= |lccn= |medrxiv= |mr= |oclc= |ol= |ol-access= |osti= |osti-access= |pmc= |pmid= |rfc= |sbn= |ssrn= |s2cid= |s2cid-access= |zbl= |id= |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-format= |archive-date= |access-date=3 February 2025 |via= |quote-page= |quote-pages= |quote=Barbados country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD .bb) has implemented DNSSEC to enhance the security on its DNS systems. |script-quote= |trans-quote= }}

| idn = No

}}

.bb is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) in the Domain Name System of the Internet for Barbados. It is administered by Telecommunications Unit which is part of the Ministry of Innovations, Science and Smart Technologies for the Barbados Government.

History

The .bb top-level domain has been maintained by several administrators since its creation, the first of which being the University of Puerto Rico.

In 1996, the Government of Barbados sought the relegation of .bb to the incumbent local exchange carrier, Cable & Wireless (BARTEL) Ltd.

A 2001 Memorandum of Understanding was then later signed between the Government of Barbados and both Cable & Wireless (Bartel) Ltd. and its sister company Cable & Wireless (BET) Ltd., to continue the administration of the ".bb" domains until the government selected alternate directives.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}

In November 2007, .bb was again relegated to the Telecoms Unit within the Government of Barbados.{{cite web|url= https://www.iana.org/reports/2007/bb-report-20nov2007.html|title= IANA Report on the Re-delegation of the .BB Top-Level Domain - 2007}}

Registration

The Government has indicated that the government's policy will be to maintain a semi-restricted domain.

Legal issues regarding domains are to be handled by the Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office (CAIPO) arm of the Government.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}

The fee for Barbados' main ccTLD and all of the second and third-level domains is BBD$120 annually,{{cite web|url= http://telecoms.gov.bb/BarbadosDomains/tabid/110/Default.aspx|title= Domain Registration Licences (TUL152) are renewed annually at a fee of $120|access-date= 2018-11-27|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120418002433/http://www.telecoms.gov.bb/BarbadosDomains/tabid/110/Default.aspx|archive-date= 2012-04-18|url-status= dead}} significantly higher than most other domains.

At present. the .bb namespace does not allow for commercial licenses to entities without some connection to Barbados. Any person desirous of registering a ".bb" domain is required to fill out Form TU052 and send it the Telecommunications Unit for review.{{Cite web |title=BARBADOS DOMAINS |url=https://www.telecoms.gov.bb/indexbf80.html?id=11 |access-date=2023-01-16 |website=www.telecoms.gov.bb}}

Second-level domains

class="wikitable"

!Domain

!Users

.co.bb

|General use (usually commercial)

.com.bb

|Commercial entities

.net.bb

|Network providers

.org.bb

|General use (usually for not-for-profit organisations)

.gov.bb

|Barbadian government organisations

.edu.bb

|Barbadian educational organisations

.info.bb

| rowspan="4" |General use

.store.bb

.tv.bb

.biz.bb

Timeline

1991-09 – University of Puerto Rico is delegated the .bb domain.
1996 – The .bb ccTLD becomes re-delegated from Univ. of Puerto Rico to Cable & Wireless.
2001-10-16 – The Government of Barbados and Cable & Wireless sign a MOU for the later to maintain interim-administration of the .bb ccTLD.
2007-11 – The Government of Barbados assumes total administration and control of the .bb ccTLD from C&W.

Notes

References

[https://pulse.internetsociety.org/en/reports/bb/ Barbados country profile]

External links

[https://www.iana.org/root-whois/bb.htm IANA .bb whois information]
[https://www.iana.org/reports/2007/bb-report-20nov2007.html Redelegation of the .BB Top-Level Domain November 2007]
[http://www.telecoms.gov.bb/ The Ministry of Innovations, Science and Smart Technologies (MIST)]
[http://www.whois.telecoms.gov.bb/ Whois search tool for registered .bb ccTLDs]

Category:Communications in Barbados

Category:Country code top-level domains

Category:Internet properties established in 1991

Category:Internet in Barbados

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