.ga

.ga

Introduced	1994
TLD type	Country code top-level domain
Status	Active
Registry	Gabon Telecom
Sponsor	Gabon Telecom
Intended use	Entities connected with Gabon
Actual use	takes place for any organization declared in Gabon
Registration restrictions	Yes, Unknown
Structure	Registrations are available directly at second level
Dispute policies	Unknown
Website	[1]

.ga is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Gabon.

History

Between 1998 and 2004 it was administered by the Office des Postes et Télécommunications de la République Gabonaise and then transferred to Gabon Telecom. Gabon Telecom in 2013 formed a partnership with international domain registrar Freenom to offer registrations of this domain for free. It has quickly become the second most popular domain name offered by Freenom and Safecow, right after .TK which has been free for many years.

Since 2013, the Agence Nationale des Infrastructures Numériques et des Fréquences (ANINF) of Gabon is responsible for the .ga domain.

Non-Conventional Naming

Some entities are named using a non-conventional system as follows:

• amb-name.ga -- embassies
• ch-name.ga or chu-name.ga -- hospitals
• ot-name.ga -- tourism offices
• univ-name.ga -- universities
• cci-name.ga -- companies house
• mairie-name.ga -- city halls

Second-Level Domain Names

• .md.ga -- Trademark
• .Presse.ga -- Press
• .gouv.ga or .go.ga -- Government
• .org.ga or .or.ga -- International organizations
• .com.ga or .co.ga -- Commercial organizations
• .edu.ga, .ed.ga, ac.ga, or univ.ga -- Schools, universities, academies
• .net.ga -- Network related organizations
• .Aéroport.ga -- Airports
• .int.ga -- International organizations

External links

• Redelegation of the .GA domain representing Gabon to Agence Nationale des Infrastructures Numériques et des Fréquences. Report of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority from 29 March 2013.
• IANA .ga whois information
• Freenom, a registrar offering free .ga registration

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