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.cg

ccTLD
Type ccTLD
Status Active
Region AF
Country
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
Implemented January 14, 1997
Registry Interpoint Switzerland
Websites

.cg is the ccTLD for the Republic of the Congo. It is managed by Interpoint Switzerland.[1] Interpoint is the delegated authority for registering domain names in the .CG top-level domain. However, on the registration website, their authority is trading (t/a) and simply referred to as DNSAfrica.[2]

Rules and Restrictions edit

Foreign entities (individuals, companies, organizations, etc.) may register domains in .cg. However, the policy of DNSAfrica is to charge these entities with sizeable fees in order to compensate free registration for local citizens.[2]

Restricted Domain Names edit

If a registrant wishes to create a domain name under ".gov", ".net", ".edu", ".ac", ".com", ".co", ".int", ".mil", ".gouv" or similar official domains, or any other domain name related to politics, government or public company, DNSAfrica must be contacted. However, the domain name will be assigned only if sponsored by an official authority.[2]

Undesirable Domain Names edit

Some domain names are considered to be undesirable and will be deleted. An undesirable domain name is defined as:

  • being vulgar, offensive, illegal, misleading or deceiving people or being inappropriate;
  • used for fraudulent or criminal activity, phishing, spamming, and creating dysfunctions on the Internet, or based on false promises or addictions;
  • used as generic reference such as bank nom art, or any other reference with the intention of misleading the Internet community about the real nature of the activity;
  • used by foreign entities posing as local entities for obtaining some advantages;
  • used for posing as well-known brands/trademarks or public figures, without the consent of the owner of those brands/trademark or public figures (cybersquatting);
  • advocating hatred, violence, war, international conflicts, racism, discrimination, illegal practices, etc.;
  • contravening Internet best practices or hampering Internet functioning.[2]

Characters edit

The domain name should have a minimum of three characters. Applications for one or two characters domain may be considered, with an initial/recurring surcharge, with prior arrangement with, and at the discretion of DNSAfrica.[2]

References edit

... more about ".cg"
Date implementedStores the date that an object was implemented, normalized to the "Month DD, YYYY" format.
January 14, 1997 +
Has ICANN regionAssociates an object with an ICANN-determined Geographic Region.
Has TLD statusAssociates a Top-Level Domain with its IANA-derived status. Allowed values are: Submitted, Delegated, Active, Retired, or Removed.
Has TLD typeAssociates a Top-Level Domain with its primary type (gTLD or ccTLD).
Has countryAssociates a page with a country. Territory names are extracted from ISO 3166, "Country Codes".
Has entity typeSpecifies the primary classification or fundamental type of the page's subject (e.g., Event, Organization, Person).
TLD +
Has registry operatorAssociates an object with a registry operator.