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| | |date_founded = 1987 | ||
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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 | 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== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:CcTLD Registry]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:CcNSO Member]] | ||