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Promo: Register your .gt domain name and get one year for free

29 September, 2023 / / 0 Comments

Our annual promotion is back in October! If you register a new .gt domain name, you will get a free year of service, no matter how many years you pay.

The conditions and restrictions:

  • Applies only to new registrations, ie., payments of reserved domains.
  • Does not apply for renovations.
  • Valid only for payments from 00:01 hours (GMT-6) of October 1st, 2023 through 23:59 hours (GMT-6) of October 31st, 2023.
  • The payment must be made through our website with a credit card.
  • Promotion does not apply to payments made at Banco Industrial agencies or at our office, nor ETF.
  • The free year of service is not transferable to other registered domain names.
  • No refunds or returns will be made.
  • Please read our Terms of Service, as well as our domain name registration and dispute policies.

Types of Domain Name Attacks

28 September, 2023 /

The Internet, that vast network that connects us all, is as fascinating as it is vulnerable. One of the essential pieces for its operation is the Domain Name System (DNS). Although most users don’t think about it often, the DNS is crucial for us to access websites and online services. But did you know that DNS is also a target for cyberattacks? Let’s take a look at some of the most common attacks aimed at domain names. Continue reading

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The history of the .gt domain name

29 August, 2023 / / 0 Comments

At the beginning of the 1990s, in an era where telephony, telegrams, and faxes were the main forms of communication, a desire for efficiency and economy led engineer Luis R. Furlán, director of the Center for Applied Informatics Studies (CEIA) at the University of Valle of Guatemala (UVG), to explore new horizons. His motivation was clear: seamless and economical communication was essential for research. Continue reading

LACTLD introduces the Unified Domain Search Engine

26 June, 2023 / / 0 Comments

In the context of LACTLD‘s Technical, Legal, and Commercial Workshop and the celebration of its 25th anniversary, a significant step towards digital integration and transformation in Latin America and the Caribbean has been taken. LACTLD has officially launched the Unified Domain Search Engine, an innovative tool that allows users to easily and uniformly check the availability of domain name registration in the region’s ccTLDs (country codes top-level domains). Continue reading

Domain name extensions to stand out

23 May, 2023 / / 0 Comments

In today’s digital world, domain names are like welcome signs to your websites and online businesses. Until recently, we were used to traditional domain extensions like .com, .org, and .net. However, in recent years, there has been an exciting expansion in the variety of domain extensions available. This has opened up new possibilities for creating more relevant and distinctive domain names. Continue reading

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We are the administration of the country code Top Level Domain .GT (ccTLD) is the sole entity in charge of mantaining the registry of Internet domain names with the country code assigned to Guatemala.

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