| Introduced | 1991 |
|---|---|
| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | Ministry of Telecommunications, Science, Technology and Industry (operated by Afilias) |
| Sponsor | Ministry of Telecommunications, Science, Technology and Industry |
| Intended use | Entities connected with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| Actual use | Used in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, but also used in a wide variety of unrelated sites |
| Registration restrictions | None |
| Structure | Registrations are made directly at the second level or at the third level beneath various second level names |
.vc is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Registration is open worldwide, and it has been used for a variety of sites not necessarily related to that location; it can also be seen as standing for "Venture Capital", "Ventura County", "Viet Cong", "Version Control", or other things, like an infomal, but common, abbreviation of "você" ("you", in portuguese). In this way, ".com.vc" is undestood in portuguese like ".with.you".
Note to ISOC Chart: 1. On October 31, 2000, the .VC registry operations contract was awarded to Tucows by the government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Tucows serviced .VC through their Liberty RMS wholly owned subsidiary. On March 25, 2002, Afilias acquired Liberty RMS from Tucows, and the binding registry operations contract for the .VC ccTLD was assigned to Afilias by Tucows. Afilias is the current .VC ccTLD registry operator. We are awaiting acknowledgment of the assignment from St. Vincent and the Grenadines. .VC names began to be registered by the public on July 9, 2002 and began resolving in August, 2002
http://www.afilias-grs.info/vc Authorized Registrars
http://www.afilias-grs.info/vc-st-vincent-and-grenadines Rules