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'''SWITCH''' manages the [[.ch]] [[ccTLD]] for Switzerland, as well as the [[.li]] ccTLD for Liechtenstein.<ref name="switchid">[https://www.switch.ch/services/id/ SWITCH.ch - Internet Domains]</ref> It is an independent organization that operates under the mandate of Switzerland's Federal Office of Communications.<ref name="timeline">[https://www.switch.ch/about/foundation/timeline/ Switch.ch - Historical Timeline]</ref> It entered into an agreement with the Principality of Liechtenstein's Office for Communications in 2012 to manage registry operations for .li.<ref name="timeline" />
'''SWITCH''' manages the [[.ch]] [[ccTLD]] for Switzerland, as well as the [[.li]] ccTLD for Liechtenstein.<ref name="switchid">[https://www.switch.ch/services/id/ SWITCH.ch - Internet Domains]</ref> It is an independent organization that operates under the mandate of Switzerland's Federal Office of Communications.<ref name="timeline">[https://www.switch.ch/about/foundation/timeline/ Switch.ch - Historical Timeline]</ref> It entered into an agreement with the Principality of Liechtenstein's Office for Communications in 2012 to manage registry operations for .li.<ref name="timeline" />


As of January 2015, under the [[Ordinance on Internet Domains]], which aimed to ensure that private individuals, businesses, and public bodies in Switzerland are offered a sufficient, reasonably priced, high-quality range of internet domain names that fulfills their requirements,<ref>[https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/2014/701/en Ordinance on Internet Domains of 5 November 2014, FedLex]</ref> the SWITCH Foundation ceased selling .ch domain names directly and handed over its client base to its registrars. Its focus shifted from operating the .ch domain name directory to maintaining a secure and stable Swiss Internet.<ref name="switchid" />
As of January 2015, under the [[Ordinance on Internet Domains]], which aimed to ensure that private individuals, businesses, and public bodies in Switzerland are offered a sufficient, reasonably priced, high-quality range of Internet domain names that fulfills their requirements,<ref>[https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/2014/701/en Ordinance on Internet Domains of 5 November 2014, FedLex]</ref> the SWITCH Foundation ceased selling .ch domain names directly and handed over its client base to its registrars. Its focus shifted from operating the .ch domain name directory to maintaining a secure and stable Swiss Internet.<ref name="switchid" />


==Division Leadership==
==Division Leadership==
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==Departments==
==Departments==
* SWITCH runs Switzerland's independent multi-sector [[CERT]], which is a full member of [[FIRST]].<ref>[https://www.switch.ch/security/ Security, SWITCH]</ref>
* SWITCH runs Switzerland's independent multi-sector [[CERT]], which is a full member of [[FIRST]].<ref>[https://www.switch.ch/security/ Security, SWITCH]</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:ccTLD Registry]]
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[[Category:ccNSO Member]]
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