.th explained

.th
Introduced:7 September 1988
Type:Country code top-level domain
Status:Active
Registry:THNIC
Sponsor:THNIC
Intendeduse:Entities connected with Thailand
Actualuse:Popular in Thailand
Registereddomains:68,036
Dateregistereddomains:22 April 2018
Refregistereddomains:[1]
Restrictions:Varying restrictions based on which second-level name registration is within
Structure:Registrations are at third level beneath various categories
Website:THNIC
Dnssec:Yes

.th is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Thailand.

It is administered by T.H.NIC Co., Ltd. (THNIC), the corporate entity of Thai Network Information Center Foundation.

Registration

Registration of a .co.th domain name is a complicated procedure; for this reason most Thai websites prefer to use a .com name. In order to register a .co.th domain name the registrar in Thailand requires copies of company documents in the same name as the required domain name, so for example if an entity required acme.co.th the entity would need to have a registered company called Acme Co., Ltd.

A company can only register a single .co.th domain with the company name or initial name of company, and/or one .co.th domain name per trademark.[2]

In 2018, the foundation advance to the registration for authentic using of persons (natural persons and juristic persons); therefore, the foundation reserves the right to consider and decide the number of domain names of each person on a case-by-case basis. The person who registered more than one domain name from all categories must comply with the following conditions:

Second-level domains

THNIC admits regular .th registration for third-level domain under seven groups of predefined second-level domains:[3]

For English domain namesFor Thai domain names[4] Eligible applicant
.ac.th.ศึกษา.ไทยAcademic
.co.th.ธุรกิจ.ไทยCommercial
.go.th.รัฐบาล.ไทยGovernmental
.mi.th.ทหาร.ไทยMilitary
.or.th.องค์กร.ไทยNon-profit organizations
.net.th.เน็ต.ไทยInternet service provider
.in.th.ไทยIndividuals, companies or organizations
In 2014[5] THNIC opens registration for second-level domain name. They are typically available for new registration in three rounds annually. Each domain name must be the English name of an organization, trademark or natural person, except in the case of a project name. Each domain is subjected to a 10,000 Baht application fee and 100,000 baht annual fee for the first 10 years[6]

Second top domain

.ไทย
Introduced:2010
Type:Country code top-level domain
Status:Active
Registereddomains:18,633
Dateregistereddomains:April 22, 2018
Registry:THNIC
Sponsor:THNIC
Intendeduse: Entities connected with Thailand
Actualuse:secondary domain name
Dnsname:.xn--o3cw4h
Website:THNIC
Dnssec:yes

In 2010 a new top domain was registered and introduced for Thailand, intended for domain names in the local language. This top domain is . As of 2011, thousands of sites with this domain are active.[7]

It appears that the Thai second-level domains are assigned directly to sites with English domain names.[4] Other groups of domains must use third-level domains, as in the table above.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: เผยโดเมน '.th' ทะลุ 6 หมื่นชื่อ-ภาคธุรกิจใช้กว่าครึ่ง . dead . th . . . 6 June 2013 . 19 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131019114307/http://www.thairath.co.th/content/tech/349585 . 2013-10-19 .
  2. Web site: นโยบายการให้บริการชื่อโดเมน .th และ .ไทย (ฉบับปรับปรุงปี 2556). 2013-03-01. THNIC. 2014-10-14. 2014-10-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20141018155456/https://www.thnic.co.th/th/policy/. dead.
  3. Web site: Policy of .th and .ไทย service. Thai Network Information Center Foundation. 21 December 2013. 1 April 2013. THNIC Foundation. 12 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181212003427/https://www.thnic.or.th/doc/thPolicy-THNICF-Form-ReviseBySubcomm-SpecifyDateEng.pdf. dead.
  4. News: th:"ดอทไทย" โดเมนเลือดไทย กรรมสิทธิ์เฉพาะคนไทย. 18 January 2011. "ดอทไทย" โดเมนเลือดไทย กรรมสิทธิ์เฉพาะคนไทย. Thai Rath. th. 21 December 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20181001142953/http://www.thairath.co.th/content/tech/142353. 2018-10-01.
  5. Web site: 2014-06-11 . THNIC เปิดตัว Second Level Domain (SLD) แบบเฉพาะกิจ ให้คนไทยขอโดเมน .th ได้แล้ว • Thumbsup . 2024-04-25 . Thumbsup . en-US.
  6. Web site: 15 January 2024 . Guidelines for .TH Second-Level Domain Name Registration .
  7. Web site: site:.ไทย. Google. 27 May 2012.