.ga
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| Introduced | 12 December 1994 |
|---|---|
| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | Gabon Telecom |
| Sponsor | Gabon Telecom |
| Intended use | Entities connected with  Gabon |
| Actual use | Sees some use in Gabon and relatively 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[edit]
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]
Since 2013, the Agence Nationale des Infrastructures Numériques et des Fréquences (ANINF) of Gabon is responsible for the .ga domain.
Denial of Registration to Kim Dotcom[edit]
Kim Dotcom attempted to use me.ga as an alternative domain for the Megaupload service. It was suspended by Communications Minister Blaise Louembe who stated "Gabon cannot serve as a platform or screen for committing acts aimed at violating copyrights, nor be used by unscrupulous people."[2]
Non-conventional naming[edit]
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[edit]
- .gouv.ga – government
- .org.ga – international organizations
- .co.ga – commercial organizations
- .edu.ga, .ed.ga, ac.ga, or univ.ga – schools, universities, academies
References[edit]
- ^ "Free and paid domains". Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ "Gabon to suspend new Megaupload site". phys.org. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ "My GA - Gabon". Retrieved 19 September 2016.