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How can one contact the registry managing this extension?
The contact information is:
Sponsoring Organisation
NIC.EC (NICEC) S.A.
Francisco De Orellana No. 234
Edif Blue Towers
Oficina No. 902-903
Guayaquil
Ecuador
Administrative Contact
Garry J. Donoghue
NIC.EC (NICEC) S.A.
Francisco De Orellana No. 234
Edif Blue Towers
Oficina No. 902-903
Guayaquil
Ecuador
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +5934 3729560
Fax: +5934 2515434
Technical Contact
DNS Administrator
NIC.EC (NICEC) S.A.
Francisco De Orellana No. 234
Edif Blue Towers
Oficina No. 902-903
Guayaquil
Ecuador
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +5934 3729560
Fax: +5934 2515434
What is the shortest registration duration permitted for this extension?
The minimum registration term for “.ec” extensions is 1 year.
Do you offer Trustee/Proxy Service for this extension?
No, we don’t offer trustee service, please notice though that for this extension there is no residence requirement.
Which organization oversees the administration of this domain extension?
The organization responsible of this domain extension is “NIC.EC”
Are there any specific criteria for registering a .EC domain?
No special requirements are needed to register a “.ec” domain
Does this extension support third level domains?
Yes, it does support third level extension, you can register domains with ”.com.ec” ”.info.ec””.net.ec” and“.fin.ec”
Is there an official whois server for .EC domains?
Yes, it is whois.nic.ec
Does .EC support internationalized domain names (IDNs) characters?
The .EC Registry is not currently offering IDN characters
What is the least and greatest number of characters permissible?
The minimum is 3 and the maximum is 63
What is the range of characters that the .EC extension can accommodate?
It is possible to register the letters a to z, the numbers 0 to 9 and the hyphen “-“. It is not possible to register domains with accented letters, with letter “Ñ” and underlining. At the same time, domains that begin or end with a hyphen “-“ or have two consecutive hyphens are not allowed.
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