.vu is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Vanuatu. Initially delegated to Telecom Vanuatu Ltd, it was redelegated to the Telecommunications Radiocommunications and Broadcasting Regulator in 2019.
Introduced | 10 April 1995 |
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TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
Status | Active |
Registry | GoDaddy Registry |
Sponsor | Telecommunications Radiocommunications and Broadcasting Regulator |
Intended use | Entities connected with Vanuatu |
Actual use | Some use in and outside Vanuatu |
Registration restrictions | Some domain names reserved |
Structure | Registrations are taken directly at second level. Some third-level names also exist within second-level labels such as .gov.vu. |
Documents | Terms and conditions |
Registry website | vuNIC |
While .vu domains were initially given away for free to any person requesting one, they are now being sold commercially as is common practice for other top-level domains.