About Us - NIC Liechtenstein

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Switch carries out this task on behalf of the Office for Communications of the Principality of Liechtenstein (AK) and the Swiss Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM).</p> <p>The work of a domain name registry carries significant responsibility, as the DNS is an essential precondition for a functioning internet. The DNS for .li is an invisible yet hugely important service. As an independent foundation, Switch puts its significant technical expertise to work to fulfil this demanding task.</p> <h2>Switch's tasks as a registry</h2> <ul> <li>Maintenance of the central database of all .li domain names</li> <li>Operation of the <a href="/support/glossary/#dns">Domain Name System</a> (DNS) for the <a href="/support/glossary/#tld">Top Level Domain</a> .li</li> <li>Support for <a href="/security/dnssec/">DNSSEC</a></li> <li>Assistance for our <a href="/support/glossary/#registrar">registrars</a></li> <li>Commitment to a <a href="/security/malware/">safer internet</a>: active combating of cybercrime</li> <li>Operation of a <a href="/terms/disputes/">dispute resolution service</a></li> </ul></div></div> <div> <div ><h2>Annual reports of the registry</h2> <p><a href="/export/shared/.content/files/Switch_Report_Registry_2023.pdf">Report 2023</a><br /> <a href="/export/shared/.content/files/SWITCH_Report_Registry_2022.pdf">Report 2022</a><br /> <a href="/export/shared/.content/files/SWITCH_Report_Registry_2021.pdf">Report 2021</a><br /> <a href="/export/shared/.content/files/SWITCH_Report_Registry_2020.pdf">Report 2020</a><br /> <a href="/export/shared/.content/files/SWITCH_Report_Registry_2019.pdf">Report 2019</a><br /> <a href="/export/shared/.content/files/SWITCH_Report_Registry_2018.pdf">Report 2018</a><br /><a href="/export/shared/.content/files/SWITCH_Report_Registry_2017.pdf">Report 2017</a></p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4 swi-subsite-sidebar"> <div class="swi-tree hidden-xs"> <ul> <li class="active"><a href="/about/">About Us</a></li> <li><a href="/about/contact/">Contact</a></li> <li><a href="/about/disclaimer/">Disclaimer</a></li> <li><a href="/about/imprint/">Imprint</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div id="context" > <div>  <div class="swi-sidebar-box swi-sidebar-box-grey"> <div class="swi-inner"> <div><h3 >Registrars for .li</h3></div> <div ><p><strong>Registering new .li domain names:</strong> Please select a registrar. <br /><strong>Already registered domain names: </strong>Please contact the registrar administering your domain name for any changes.</p></div> <a class="noicon btn btn-default swi-btn" href="/registrars/">List of all Registrars</a> </div> </div> </div> <div>  <div class="swi-sidebar-box swi-sidebar-box-grey"> <div class="swi-inner"> <div><h3 >Domain Name Lookup</h3></div> <div ><p>Is the domain name you want still available?</p> <p>Who is the registrar of your domain name?</p></div> <a class="noicon btn btn-default swi-btn" href="/whois/">Domain Name Lookup</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <footer class="swi-footer-bottom swi-footer-bottom-subsite hidden-print"> <div class="container clearfix"> <div class="swi-footer-breadcrumb pull-left"> <ol class="breadcrumb"> <li><a href="/about/disclaimer/">Legal notice</a></li> <li><a href="/about/imprint/">Imprint</a></li> </ol> </div> <div class="swi-footer-copyright-subsite pull-right"> © 2025 for content at Switch </div> </div> </footer>  <script type="text/javascript"> var _paq = _paq || []; _paq.push(['trackPageView']); _paq.push(['enableLinkTracking']); (function() { var u=(("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? 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