Cuba (.cu):
CU Cuban International Domain Registration
All our Cuban domain name prices include the maintenance & all other 3rd party fees during the registration period. There are no other costs involved when registering Cuban domain names, no transfer fees and no hidden costs.
Registration:
To register your Cuban domain name, click here!
Restrictions: Cuban domain name registration, Limited to people and companies located in Cuba; 3rd-level registrations may have other limitations based on which 2nd-level domain they are within
Notes: Don't cu put "www" or the Cuban domain name type, ie. "cu", Thus for "www.101domains.cu" enter "101domains" and no more.
Please remember that Cuban domain names can only contain the following letters: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z - 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9, Spaces are NOT ALLOWED.
.cu is the top level domain (ccTLD) for Cuba.
It is managed by CUBANIC who is responsible for all tasks regarding the .cu domain space. For instance they provide the registration service for all second-and third-level domains. CUBANIC provides its services through CENIAInternet, which is owned by CITMATEL (The Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment).
Any national or foreign legal person may apply for a second-level domain under the domain space ".cu".
The following characters are allowed in a ".cu" domain name:
• The English alphabet (from the z),
• The Arabic digits (0 through 9)
• The hyphen "-". (Please note that domain names should not begin or end with the hyphen (-) and not contain two dashes (-) following each other);
• Domain names are not case-sensitive.
The following name regulations applies to a "cu" domain name:
• The minimum length for a second- or third-level subdomain are three (3) characters, but the recommended amount is five (5) characters;
• The maximum length allowed for a domain name under the ".cu" domain space is 63 characters, although for practical reasons is not recommended to use a name of such excessive length.
A ".cu" domain name is not a property, it is only an electronic record made in the name of a person, which represent the ownership of the domain name. This ownership must be renewed annually by paying the required fee.
If a domain name under. Cu is already registered, there is a possibility to register the same name under a generic second-level domain. If this is also recorded try searching for a variant including a dash. Currently anyone can register a name under the .cu domain space and never use it, of course this is subject to that the annual fee's are being paid. CUBANIC has divided the .cu domain into these third-levels domains:
| .edu.cu | Education and research. |
| .gov.cu | Institutions under the Cuban government. |
| .org.cu | NGOs and non-profit organisations established in the Cuba. (can both be national or international) |
| .inf.cu | Organizations connected with science and information. |
| .net.cu | Internet service providers. |
| .com.cu | Entities not covered by other classifications. |
CUBANIC will deny any application were the domain name:
• consist exclusively of a geographical term or adjective;
• is identical or confusingly similar to a country name in Spanish or any another language;
• is a matching name of a TLD or generic second-level protocol;
• consist exclusively of others individual names, or family names (This will only be granted if the applicant has an authorization of the specific individual);
• include terms and phrases that are offensive;
• is associated with a distinguished mark other than the applicant of the domain name (trademarks etcetera);
• is composed exclusively of a sequence of digits.
