.lk
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| Introduced | 1990 |
|---|---|
| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | University of Moratuwa |
| Sponsor | LK Domain Registry |
| Intended use | Entities connected with  Sri Lanka |
| Actual use | Popular in Sri Lanka |
| Registration restrictions | Registrants must provide clear justification for registering particular name; some third-level names restricted by category |
| Structure | Registrations are made directly at the second level, or at the third level beneath second-level names |
| Documents | Policy |
| Dispute policies | |
| Website | nic.lk |
.lk is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Sri Lanka. Foreign companies who don’t have a local presence can only reserve their top-level and corresponding open second-level domains (either through the LK Domain Registry or agents). In order to register and use a name they must have a contact address in Sri Lanka (which may be obtained through an agent or law firm).
[edit] Second-level domains
Registrations are taken at the second level and also at the third level beneath various categorized second level names. A second-level registration automatically blocks the name from registration by anybody else under any of the third-level names.
These second-level names are available for registrations within them:
Restricted registration:
- .gov.lk: governmental departments of Sri Lanka (Automatically reserves name at second level and under all other second level names)
- .sch.lk: registered schools in Sri Lanka
- .net.lk: licensed Internet Service Providers in Sri Lanka
- .int.lk: international treaty organizations
Open registration:
- .com.lk: commercial entities
- .org.lk: noncommercial organizations
- .edu.lk: educational sites
- .ngo.lk: non-governmental organizations
- .soc.lk: registered societies
- .web.lk: web sites
- .ltd.lk: limited liability companies
- .assn.lk: associations
- .grp.lk: groups of companies
- .hotel.lk: hotels
