Introduced | 1993 |
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TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
Status | Active |
Registry | Rhodes University |
Sponsor | National University of Lesotho |
Intended use | Entities connected with Lesotho |
Actual use | Gets some use in Lesotho |
Structure | New registrations are only taken at the third level, below one of the existing second-level labels |
.ls is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Lesotho.
It is not possible to register a new second-level domain in .ls. New registrations are only taken at the third level, below one of the existing second level domains. Second-level domains that have active registrations are listed below.
Domain | Intended Purpose | Established | Registrar | Website |
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.ac.ls | Acdemic or educational organisations | 2000-11-11 | National University of Lesotho | - |
.co.ls | Commercial entities, companies | 1999-05-31 | Leo (PTY) LTD | co.ls |
.gov.ls | Government departments | 1999-05-1 | Ministry of Communications, Science & Technology | - |
.net.ls | Network infrastructure | 2000-11-11 | National University of Lesotho | - |
.org.ls | Non-commercial entities | 1999-05-31 | Leo (PTY) LTD | org.ls |
.parliament.ls | Parliament of Lesotho | 2005-10-17 | Ministry of Communications, Science & Technology | - |
There are two private second-level domains that exist for historical reasons, .quadrant.ls and .nul.ls. The latter is used by the National University of Lesotho.