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.ve is the geographic top-level domain (ccTLD) for Venezuela, created on March 7, 1991 and updated on December 1, 2019.

The Network Information Center of Venezuela (NIC.VE) is responsible for the administration of the domain name space assigned to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (VE), where an electronic system for registering domain names is maintained. domain and operates a network of servers, which provide the community of Internet users with a solid and reliable platform to maintain their presence on the global Internet network.

History

In principle, its administration was conferred on the Academic Network of Research Centers and National Universities. In May 2000, by Presidential Decree, access and use of the Internet was declared a priority policy for the country and the development of academic, scientific and cultural material was delegated to the Ministry of Science and Technology in order to develop information technologies. information. As of September 16, 2008, the National Telecommunications Commission (CONATEL) assumed the administration and management of the Network Information Center of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (NIC.VE), functions that had been performed by the National Center for Information Technologies (CNTI), an organization also attached to the Ministry of Popular Power for Telecommunications and Information Technology. This ministry in turn was suppressed in 2009, leaving CONATEL currently attached to the Ministry of Popular Power for Communication and Information (MINCI). Since September 24, 2019, the rules for domain registration and renewal are subject to the National Domain Name Plan ".ve".

Use and classification of.ve domains

Internationalized domain names have been available since March 15, 2005 for domains.ve, and under this rule, characters typical of the Spanish language are allowed: á, é, í, ó, ú, ü and ñ.