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A brief History
.TN assigned to IRSIT during the year 1991 Re-delegation to ATI during the year 1996
2R Model(Registry/Registrant) An average of 01 registration/week Two primary DNS servers for “.TN” in Tunisia,
and 04 secondaries in Europe and the US ISPs ‘born’ by late 1997
3R model (Registry/Registrar/Registrant) 12 ISP Registrars (5 private and 6 publics) An average of 06 registrations/day
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.TN evolution
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.TN structure
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.go
v.tn
.na
t.tn
.ind
.tn
.intl.
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.org
.tn
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.tour
ism.tn
.info
.tn
.ne
t.tn
.fin.
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.ens
.tn
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.TN
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Soci
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Etablis
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.TN distribution (Nov. 2007)
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Registry/Registrars workflow
Demande .TN ISP
Conseil du client
+Vérification
préliminaire des justificatifs
Saisie de la demande
Plateforme de gestion
Vé
rific
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enregistrement
DNS
notifi
catio
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notification
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About the Policy
2001: INTT is the .TN regulation authority: in charge of formal adjustments of naming charter, as well as Dispute resolution.
Need to be in Tunisia to reserve a domain name (some people in Tennessee wanted .TN)
Except for International Trademarks Generic sub-domains are not allowed
(textile.com.tn , ngo.org.tn …) A request for a name may need a proof for
eligibility
Technical aspects
The primary nameserver “NS.ATI.TN” is IPv6 Ready, and declared in the IANA root servers (2001:970:1:1::10).
DNSsec was tested since 2003, using privately generated certificates, (Exchange of name Zones between the primary DNS with its secondaries for some test Zones).
Several IDN aware solutions have been tested (at the local DNS level + testing of browsers with specific Plug-In’s)
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Initiatives to Boost the .TN
No more registration fees, only a yearly subscription fees (42 Dinars /year ~ 28$)
Free of charge for embassies, International organizations in Tunisia, and associations
ISP is no longer liable for content (users tend to get generic names and host them elsewhere)
However: Users still prefer a GTLD: Cheaper, no paper work needed, they get it online
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Ongoing Projects
World Bank funded project: NIC supporting IDN (Arabic domain names),
Including the tools for implementing the Workflow between Registry and its registrars.
Implementing a system to automate the checking of the “trade Registers” database (hosted at the ministry of trade) this will allow the Online sale of domain names –
payment with the electronic e-dinar
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Ongoing Projects (continued)
ENUM System is under test at the technical level (“216.E164.arpa” has not yet been requested by the Telecom Regulator)
Defining a specific naming charter for the government agencies
Revising the telecom law for a better domain names legal frame
Revising the fees for .TN
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