1. Welcome to the .vu ccTLD news
Andrew Molivurae | ccNSO Meeting | ICANN56 28 June 2016

2. Vanuatu Telecommunications & Radiocommunications Regulator1 2 3
Where is Vanuatu?
What is TRR and its Role in the .vu ccTLD name space?
What is TRR trying to achieve? 4 5 6
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What has happened in the past?
What is the current situation?.
What is the anticipated future of .vu ccTLD?

3. Where is Vanuatu?
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4. Where is Vanuatu?
Vanuatu is made up of 83 islands and 63 islands are inhabited. (Located in South Pacific)
Population of 285,966
Total Land Area 4720 sqm
Around 75% Living in Rural Areas, 25% in Urban Areas
Has six provinces, and 3 municipal councils
Telecommunications Network coverage is currently around 92% of the population mainly on voice
2.5G and 2.75 G internet is available to 92% of the population
3G+ and 4G internet is available in the 4 key town areas of Port Vila, Santo, Tanna and Malekula
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5. What is TRR and its Role in the .vu ccTLD name space?
TRR is the Vanuatu Telecommunications and Radiocommunications Regulator
The .vu is the ISO alpha-2 codes assigned for Vanuatu Country Code Top level Domain (ccTLD)
.vu ccTLD delegated to Telecom Vanuatu Ltd (TVL) in 1995 when it was then partly owned by the Government of the Republic of Vanuatu
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6. What is TRR and its Role in the .vu ccTLD name space?
Part 7 (4) (e) of the TRR Act of 2009 States that TRR may make Regulations ..”for the management and administration (including the exclusive management and administration) of country code top level domain names for Vanuatu and domain name registration for Vanuatu..”
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7. What is TRR trying to achieve?
At an international level – a stable, reliable and secure DNS infrastructure
A well managed Registry service
Multiple Registrars in a liberalized market environment to create market competition and promote .vu ccTLD
Adaptable polices to manage the resource better.
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8. What is the current situation?.
TVL is the ICANN recognized manager of .vu ccTLD and TVL is both the Registry and the only Registrar
DNSSEC has been implemented at the Registry level by TVL in 2014.
The current Registry & Registrar is called Vanuatu Network Information Center (VUNIC (
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9. What is the current situation?.
TRR has developed a new .vu ccTLD Regulation as reflected in the TRR Act of 2009 for TRR to be delegated the role to Manage and Administer .vu ccTLD
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10. What is the anticipated future of .vu ccTLD?
Finalize .vu ccTLD Regulation
Tender process for Registry Services
Interim Registry services by TVL
Accreditation of Registrars
TRR is anticipating the re-delegation of the Management of .vu ccTLD
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11. Thank you!!
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