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Top-level Internet domain for Christmas IslandJune 2020 June 2020 May 2018 .cx 150px|.cx 1997 4 24 y Country code top-level domain Active Christmas Island Domain Administration Limited (cxDA) Christmas Island Domain Administration Limited (cxDA) ~14,000 2022-12-14 2022-12-14 cxDA https://cxda.org.cx/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20221028010757/https://cxda.org.cx/ 2022-10-28 2022-12-14 cxDA Entities connected with Christmas Island None Registrations can be made directly at second level; some third-level names exist for Christmas Island sites such as governmental sites in .gov.cx Registration agreementAcceptable Use Policy CoCCA Complaint Resolution Service cxda.org.cx yes .cx is the country code top-level domain for Christmas Island administered by Christmas Island Domain Administration (cxDA). Management The Christmas Island Internet Administration is a community-owned non-profit company which also provides Internet service to the island's residents. .cx is a patron of the Council of Country Code Administrators (CoCCA), a group of country-code domains making use of common registry services.Christmas Island Domain Administration https://cxda.org.cx/ 2026-03-19 cxda.org.cx .cx partakes in CoCCA's Complaint Resolution Service (CRS).CoCCA Registry Services (NZ) Limited https://cocca.org.nz/ 2026-03-19 cocca.org.nz History The .cx top-level domain was delegated on 23 April 1997 to Karinna Love of Planet Three Ltd., a company based in London, United Kingdom.January 2006 IANA Report on the Redelegation of the .CX Top-Level Domain https://www.iana.org/reports/2006/cx-report-07mar2006.pdf live https://web.archive.org/web/20080512035745/https://www.iana.org/reports/2006/cx-report-07mar2006.pdf 2008-05-12 2026-03-19 Internet Assigned Numbers Authority In 1999, the local Internet community on Christmas Island expressed interest in bringing the domain under local control. An organisation named "Dot CX Limited" was identified as the appropriate recipient, and in 2000 submitted documentation confirming the existing delegee's agreement to transfer control. The Australian government required Dot CX Limited to enter into an agreement with ICANN within a set period; however, despite numerous proposals over several years, no agreement could be reached. During this impasse, IANA continued processing name server changes originating from Dot CX with approval from Australia's Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (DCITA), keeping the .cx domain operational. In September 2005, a new redelegation request was submitted under the organisation's revised name, Christmas Island Internet Administration Limited (CIIA), endorsed by the Christmas Island Shire Council. In November 2005, the Australian government provided IANA with a formal statement of support for the redelegation. On 10 January 2006, the ICANN Board of Directors authorised the redelegation from Planet Three Ltd. to CIIA. IANA concluded that CIIA met all established criteria, noting that its personnel were already the de facto operators of the .cx zone at the time of the decision. As of March, 2026, IANA's Delegation Record for .CX notes the legal entity Christmas Island Domain Administration Limited (cxDA) as both the ccTLD manager and administrative contact..cx Domain Delegation Data https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/cx.html 2026-03-19 www.iana.org cxDA is a not-for-profit, industry self-regulatory entity established in 2000 to administer the .cx ccTLD on behalf of the Christmas Island community. The entity is registered at the Christmas Island Technology Centre, alongside local radio station 6RCI. The IANA record lists an employee of Cocos Islands-based Indian Ocean Territories Telecom Pty Ltd as technical contact for the TLD. Controversy The domain achieved a certain degree of notoriety when it was used for the shock site goatse.cx, to the point that the Christmas Island Internet Administration was forced to take down the website following complaints by Christmas Islanders.Garth Miller http://www.nic.cx/complaints/goatse.cx/aup.noticeofcomplaint.pdf Notice Regarding AUP Complaint Version 1.1 (redacted) Christmas Island Internet Administration January 12, 2004 https://web.archive.org/web/20040531080510/http://www.nic.cx/complaints/goatse.cx/aup.noticeofcomplaint.pdf 2004-05-31 dead 2014-03-28 References External links Christmas Island Domain Administration Limited IANA .cx whois information Council of Country Code Administrators Christmas Island Internet Administration (Archived) collapsed Category:Communications in Christmas Island Category:Country code top-level domains Category:Internet properties established in 1997