Delegated IANA root zone
.bi
Country-code top-level domain
A source-linked reference record for .bi , combining IANA delegation data with registry metadata.
Registry Centre National de l'Informatique
IANA type ccTLD
Registered 1996-10-21
DNSSEC Not determined
Overview
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.bi is listed by IANA as a country-code top-level domain. The sponsoring organisation shown in the IANA delegation record is Centre National de l'Informatique.
Policy and eligibility are deliberately not inferred from the string name. Registration rules should be taken from the registry and its official documentation.
Sponsoring organisation Centre National de l'Informatique
RDAP Not published
WHOIS whois1.nic.bi
Registration date 1996-10-21
IANA last update 2025-09-05
Technical information DNS and protocol details Root-level delegation and protocol endpoints surfaced without hiding the source.
Authoritative nameservers Published in the IANA delegation record.
anyns.nic.bi 204.61.216.61 · 2001:500:14:6061:ad:0:0:1
bi.cctld.authdns.ripe.net 193.0.9.62 · 2a13:27c0:30:0:0:0:0:62
ns-bi.afrinic.net 196.216.168.23 · 2001:43f8:120:0:0:0:0:23
ns.nic.bi 196.2.8.205
ns1.nic.bi 196.2.12.205
Protocol endpoints Published registry lookup services.
RDAP Not published
WHOIS whois1.nic.bi
Delegation history Record timeline Only milestones that can be tied directly to official records are shown.
IANA Report on Redelegation of the .BI Top-Level Domain
1996-10-21 IANA registration date Registration date shown in the IANA delegation record.
2025-09-05 IANA record last updated Latest update date displayed by the IANA delegation record.
Sources Official records This page keeps operational facts attached to their original source.
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