Hi Carl,

You are correct, dev.cc is a “domain” name on the Internet, whereas .cc is a “top level domain” on the Internet (more specifically a “ccTLD”). The authority for cc is eNIC, a VeriSign company whereas the authority for dev.cc (on the Internet) is ServerPress, LLC. “dev.cc” is a prefix to “cc” a TLD *for the Internet*. You may use dev.cc as a stand-in TLD *for development*. You may not use dev.cc as a TLD *for the Internet* as there is no registration service for dev.cc domain prefixes or otherwise, nor are there any plans to.

Hope that clears things up a bit!