.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 |
| Registry Website | [1] |
.ga is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Gabon.
Contents
1 History
2 Non-Conventional Naming
3 Second-Level Domain Names[3]
4 References
5 External links
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[3]
.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
References
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^ "Dot TK - Find a new FREE domain" (PDF).
^ "My GA - Gabon". Retrieved 19 September 2016.
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
