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.bb is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) in the Domain Name System of the Internet for Barbados. It is administered by Telecommunications Unit which is part of the Ministry of Innovations, Science and Smart Technologies for the Government of Barbados. It was first registered on 3 September 1991.^[1]

The .bb top-level domain has been maintained by several administrators since its creation, the first of which being the University of Puerto Rico.

In 1996, the Government of Barbados sought the relegation of .bb to the incumbent local exchange carrier, Cable & Wireless (BARTEL) Ltd.

A 2001 Memorandum of Understanding was then later signed between the Government of Barbados and both Cable & Wireless (Bartel) Ltd. and its sister company Cable & Wireless (BET) Ltd., to continue the administration of the ".bb" domains until the government selected alternate directives.

In November 2007, .bb was again relegated to the Telecoms Unit within the Government of Barbados.^[2]

The Government has indicated that the government's policy will be to maintain a semi-restricted domain.

Legal issues regarding domains are to be handled by the Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office (CAIPO) arm of the Government.

The fee for Barbados' main ccTLD and all of the second and third-level domains is BBD$120 annually,^[3] significantly higher than most other domains.

At present. the .bb namespace does not allow for commercial licences to entities without some connection to Barbados. Any person desirous of registering a ".bb" domain is required to fill out Form TU052 and send it the Telecommunications Unit for review.^[4]

• Internet in Barbados
• ISO 3166-2:BB
• List of Internet top-level domains

• Barbados country profile

Official website

• IANA .bb whois information
• Redelegation of the .BB Top-Level Domain November 2007
• The Ministry of Innovations, Science and Smart Technologies (MIST)
  • Whois search tool for registered .bb ccTLDs