.ec is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Ecuador.
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| Introduced | 1 February 1991 |
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| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | EcuaNet |
| Sponsor | NICEC |
| Intended use | Entities connected with  Ecuador |
| Actual use | Popular in Ecuador |
| Registered domains | 49,340 (2022-12-15)[1] |
| Registration restrictions | Some third-level registrations have restrictions depending on second-level name they are within |
| Structure | Registrations are made directly at the second level, or at third level beneath some second-level labels |
| Documents | Policies |
| Dispute policies | UDRP |
| Registry website | nic.ec |
Domains and Subdomains
Registrations are made directly at the second level or at the third level beneath these names:
- .EC General use
- .COM.EC Commercial use
- .INFO.EC General information
- .NET.EC Providers of Internet services
- .FIN.EC Financial institutions and services
- .MED.EC Medical and health-related entities
- .PRO.EC Professionals such as lawyers, architects, accountants, etc.
- .ORG.EC Non-profit organizations and entities.
- .EDU.EC Educational entities.
- .GOB.EC Government of Ecuador, since July 2010
- .GOV.EC Formerly used by the Government of Ecuador; replaced by GOB.EC in 2010
- .MIL.EC Ecuadorian military
Notable incidents involving .ec domains
In November 2016, one of the mirror domains of Archive.is, "archive.ec", did not work for a period of 8 consecutive days due to a software bug in the .ec registry.[2]