.brussels

.brussels is a generic top-level domain for Brussels, Belgium. Registry DNS Belgium, who are also responsible for .be, got permission to operate this domain and execute these at the end of 2014, together with .vlaanderen.

== History == Around 2011, ICANN, the governing body for domain names, decided organisations could request their own top-level domain name (TLD). Besides the existing country codes such as .be and generic extensions like .com, it became possible to have extensions such as .ibm, .shop or .limburg. The first requests could be submitted to ICANN on 12 January 2012. This extension was mostly interesting for brands, but also for geographic, linguistic and ethnic organisations and institutions. All these newly created top-level domains are considered 'generic Top Level Domains' (gTLD). This is in contrast to national codes, which also means they are administered differently. DNS.be immediately became a candidate to manage the geographic gTLDs.