TLD Specifications
.co, com.co , net.co, nom.co
Registration period
1-5 years
Renewal period
1-5 years
Allowed character length
2 - 63 characters
Allowed characters
a-z, 0-9, -s MUST NOT contain two consecutive hyphens in the third and fourth character positions and MUST NOT start or end with a hyphen
TLD supports
IPv6
DNSsec
IDN
WhoisPrivacy
Transfer locks possible
yes
Renewal on transfer
yes
Transfer time
5 days
Authcode length
8 - 32 characters
Handle updates
yes
Preconfigured DNS
no
Allowed Nameservers
2 - 13
Autorenew Grace Period
4 days
Deletion Timeframe
4 days after expiration date
Redemption Period
30 days
Domain Restrictions
As of July 10, 2010, there were no registration restrictions on second-level .co domains; any individual or entity in the world can register a .co domain.
Second-level domains and country-code second-level domain names are intended for global use:
.com.co — Intended for commercial entities
.net.co — Intended for network infrastructures, such as Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
.nom.co — Intended for private individuals.
All other third-level .co domains (widgets.org.co, net.co, gov.co), are intended for entities connected with Colombia.