.tc is the
Internet
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country code
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top-level domain
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(
ccTLD
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) for
Turks and Caicos Islands
The Turks and Caicos Islands (abbreviated TCI; and ) are a British Overseas Territory consisting of the larger Caicos Islands and smaller Turks Islands, two groups of tropical islands in the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean and n ...
. Since T.C. also stands for ''Türkiye Cumhuriyeti'' (
Republic of Turkey
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), the domain is used by some Turkish sites as well. The .tc TLD was registered in January 1997.
Second-Level Domains
In addition to the direct .tc domains offered by the registry, there is also a small range of second-level domains that a client can register under:
* .com.tc
* .net.tc
* .org.tc
* .pro.tc
See also
*
Internet in the Turks and Caicos Islands
*
Internet in the United Kingdom
*
.uk
References
External links
IANA .tc whois information.tc domain registration website
Country code top-level domains
Communications in the Turks and Caicos Islands
Computer-related introductions in 1997
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