.cl

.cl is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Chile.

.cl

Introduced	15 December 1987
TLD type	Country code top-level domain
Status	Active
Registry	NIC Chile
Sponsor	NIC Chile (University of Chile)
Intended use	Entities connected with Chile
Actual use	Popular in Chile
Registered domains	703,367 (2024-03-04)[1]
Registration restrictions	Anyone may register a domain .cl from anywhere in the world without the need of a local representative
Structure	Registrations are made directly at the second level (there are also third-level registrations for government sites under gov.cl and gob.cl)
Documents	Rules
Dispute policies	Dispute resolution
DNSSEC	yes
Registry website	NIC Chile

History

It was created in 1987 and is administered by the University of Chile.^[2][3]

Since April 2011, it supports DNSSEC.^[4]

Registration

Registration of second-level domains under this TLD is open to anyone, as established by the current regulation since December 2013,^[5] which eliminated the requirement for foreign registrants to have a local contact with a RUN, the Chilean national ID number.

Registration of names including accented letters (á, é, í, ó, ú), ñ and ü was opened up in 2005.^[6]

IPv6 support

In the Hurricane Electric report from May 2012, it appears as IPv6 enabled domain and with nameservers in IPv6.^[7]

Domain hack

Microsoft used it in a domain hack for its social networking service so.cl.

Oracle Corporation used the domain hack ora.cl as a URL shortening^[8]

See also

• Internet in Chile