LACNIC

Latin America and Caribbean Network Information Centre
Founded22 August 1999; 25 years ago (22 August 1999)
TypeNonprofit corporation
Legal statusActive
FocusAllocation and registration of IP address space
Location
Area served
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Websitewww.lacnic.net
The office building that houses LACNIC in Montevideo, Uruguay.

LACNIC[1] (Latin America and Caribbean Network Information Centre; Spanish: Registro de Direcciones de Internet para América Latina y Caribe, Brazilian Portuguese: Registro de Endereçamento da Internet para América Latina e Caribe) is the regional Internet registry for the Latin American and Caribbean regions.

LACNIC[2] provides number resource allocation and registration services that support the global operation of the Internet. It is a not-for-profit, membership-based organisation whose members include Internet Service Providers, and similar organisations.

  1. ^ "Memorandum of Understanding between LACNIC (the Latin America and Caribbean Network Information Centre, referred to here as "LACNIC") and Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. (referred to here as "ISC")" (PDF). lacnic.net. 1 April 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
  2. ^ "LACNIC´s Board of Directors Elections". lacnic.net. Retrieved 7 October 2010.