.pt is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Portugal and is managed by the Fundação para a Computação Científica Nacional (FCCN). It has the following second-level domains:
Registration directly at second-level is available, with restrictions:
The *.com.pt is the easiest to obtain as there are no restrictions on naming or on local presence.
Since July 1, 2005, some accented characters have been supported in domain names (IDN). C...
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.pt is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Portugal and is managed by the Fundação para a Computação Científica Nacional (FCCN). It has the following second-level domains:
Registration directly at second-level is available, with restrictions:
The *.com.pt is the easiest to obtain as there are no restrictions on naming or on local presence.
Since July 1, 2005, some accented characters have been supported in domain names (IDN). Currently permitted characters: à, á, â, ã, ç, é, ê, í, ó, ô, õ, ú. These are the only accentuated characters used in Portuguese words.
Apart for .gov.pt, Portuguese subdomains were slow to catch on, because many people had already registered under .pt when the new ones became available. Many companies, colleges and people still prefer to use a .pt because these are harder to get (the chance of getting a spam link is very low) and simpler to remember. There are also inconsistencies: for example, the website of the Ministério dos Negócios...
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