Asian domains: Bhutan (.bt)
Important: When entering your search string don't write “www” or the Bhutanese domain type, ie. “bt”. Therefore to search “www.bb-online.bt” enter “bb-online” and nothing else.
The only letters allowed within a domain name are: 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.
Registration:
To register your Bhutanese domain, click here!
Is your domain name working hard enough?
Currently, whether you have registered a .com or a .co.uk domain there are no restrictions if you would like to register both versions of your domain name - and many people do!.
Of course, the choice is all a matter of your preference - .com is often regarded as "International" where the .co.uk domain is deemed to be "UK only", usually it depends on the target market.
Whilst, the .com domain is recognised world wide, it is easier to remember and to type, and there is a whole world full of people who could register it before you do!
If your target is primarily the UK market then registering just the .co.uk domain would seem to be the obvious choice. The .co.uk instantly identifies you as a UK company and often, given a list of URLs in a search engine, people will choose a domain / URL with their country code. Therefore, it follows that if you want to extend your target market then registering your domain with other country-code top-level domains (ccTLD) will expand your target audience.
Registering both .com and .co.uk (and others such as .at, .dk, .es, .eu, .ie, .it, .nz, .se etc) domain names in fact makes very good sense - it stops anyone else from registering your name and leaves it ready for you to use either right away or in the future. Did you know that with Web Forwarding you can have as many domain names as you like pointing to a single website - see Web Forwarding below.
Email Forwarding
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Catch All Email
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Web Forwarding
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Background
.bt represents the ccTLD of Bhutan.Registrations can take place directly at the second level ".bt", or under third level sub-domains like ".com.bt". The sub-domains available are:
- .gov.bt
- .edu.bt
- .com.bt
- .net.bt
If you exist outside of Bhutan and you do not have a local presence there, the registry ask you to provide a copy of your Certificate of Incorporation or a Business / Trade licence, the registry will then consider your application.
If you are based in Bhutan, for a company you need to provide a valid trade license to register a domain name. For organisations and government offices, you need to provide a signed letter from the head of the organisation to prove the application is a genuine request.
The registry forbid the following activities from being used with a Bhutan domain name:
- Illegal Use (".bt" domain names may not be used for illegal purposes or in support of illegal activities)
- Threats (transmit any material that threatens or encourages bodily harm or destruction of property)
- Harassment (Using the Services to transmit any material (by e-mail, uploading, posting or otherwise) that harasses another)
- Fraudulent Activity (Using ".bt" domain names to make fraudulent offers to sell or buy products, items or services or to advance any type of financial scam such as "pyramid schemes", "ponzi schemes" and "chain letters").
- Forgery or Impersonation / Fraud
- Unsolicited commercial e-mail / Unsolicited bulk e-mail (SPAM)
- E-mail / News Bombing
- Unauthorised Access
- Copyright or trademark infringement
- Collection of personal data
- Network disruptions and unfriendly activity
- Distribution of Virus
- Inappropriate use of software
- Population is estimated to be approx 672,425 people
- Gross Domestic Product is $3.161 billion US Dollars
- Languages recognised in Bhutan are Dzongkha
International domain names from BB Online since 1997
