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Introduced | 12 December 1994 |
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TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
Status | Active |
Registry | Gabon Telecom |
Sponsor | Gabon Telecom |
Intended use | Entities connected with ![]() |
Actual use | Sees some use in Gabon and rare use as a general-purpose domain |
Registration restrictions | Yes, for free domains only |
Structure | Registrations are available directly at second level |
Documents | Registration Agreement (free domains) Registration Agreement (paid domains) |
Dispute policies | UDRP (paid domains only) |
Registry website | my.ga |
.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.[1] It has quickly become the second most popular domain name offered by Freenom and Safecow, right after .tk[2] which has been free for many years.[citation needed]
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 these informal conventions:
- 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
- .gouv.ga – Government
- .org.ga – International organizations
- .co.ga – Commercial organizations
- .edu.ga, .ed.ga, ac.ga, or univ.ga – Schools, universities, academies
References
- ^ "Free and paid domains". Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ "Dot TK - Find a new FREE domain" (PDF).
- ^ "My GA - Gabon". Retrieved 19 September 2016.