.lb
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| Introduced | 25 August 1993 |
|---|---|
| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | Internet Society Lebanon |
| Sponsor | Internet Society Lebanon |
| Intended use | Entities connected with  Lebanon |
| Actual use | Reasonably popular in Lebanon |
| Registered domains | 4166 (2017)[1] |
| Registration restrictions | Registrant must have a Lebanese address; specific restrictions enforced for each second-level subdomain |
| Structure | Registrations are at third level beneath second-level categories |
| Documents | Registration Policy |
| Registry website | Lebanese Domain Registry |
.lb is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Lebanon.
History
The Lebanese Domain Registry (LBDR) was established in 1993. It offered domains free of charge directly to registrants, without the use of a registrar model. Since 1 February 2021, they introduced a registrar model and registrants can not directly register their domains at the registry anymore. At the same time the registry also introduced a yearly fee for domains and removed the trademark requirement for registrants.[2] On 13 July 2023, ICANN took over the registry management of .lb in a caretaker role due to the death of the registry manager.[3] On 21 January 2024, ICANN approved the transfer of .lb to the new registry Internet Society Lebanon.[4]
Second-level domains
- com.lb – commercial
- edu.lb – educational
- gov.lb – government
- net.lb – network infrastructure
- org.lb – organizations
References
- ^ "LB Domain Status - Latest". docs.google.com. isoc.org.lb. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ "Policy updates". LBDR LLC. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "Establishment of a caretaker designation for top-level domains in the root zone database" (PDF).
- ^ "Approved Resolutions | Regular Meeting of the ICANN Board | 21 January 2024". www.icann.org. Retrieved 28 January 2024.