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− | | logo = | + | | logo = Bocra logo bw.png |
− | | type = | + | | type = Government |
− | | industry = | + | | industry = Registry |
| | founded = | | | founded = |
| | founders = | | | founders = |
| | ownership = | | | ownership = |
− | | headquarters = | + | | headquarters = Gabarone |
| | country = Botswana | | | country = Botswana |
| | businesses = | | | businesses = |
| | products = | | | products = |
| | employees = | | | employees = |
− | | revenue = | + | | email = registry [at] bocra.org.bw |
− | | website = | + | | website = [https://nic.net.bw/ Nic.net.bw]<br> |
| + | [https://www.bocra.org.bw/ BOCRA.org] |
| | blog = | | | blog = |
| | facebook = | | | facebook = |
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− | '''Botswana Telecommunications Corporation''' manages the [[.bw]] [[ccTLD]] for Botswana and manages the WHOIS service for the domains. University of Botswana is the sponsoring organization for the ccTLD.<ref name="angola">[http://dotafrica.blogspot.com/p/african-cctlds.html African ccTLDs], DotAfrica. Retrieved 2015 September 8.</ref> | + | '''Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority (BOCRA)''' manages the .bw [[ccTLD]] for Botswana and manages the WHOIS service for the domains. As of February 2021, there are 70 registrars and 10,000 registered domains in the ccTLD.<ref>[https://nic.net.bw Nic.net.bw]</ref> BOCRA recently proposed three new second-level domains: me.bw, shop.bw, and agric.bw.<ref>[https://nic.net.bw/sites/default/files/2020-09/CONSULTATION-PAPER.ccTLD_.pdf BOCRA - RFC Regarding New Domains (PDF)]</ref> |
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| + | ==History== |
| + | The ccTLD was initially managed by the Botswana Telecommunications Corporation, with the University of Botswana as the sponsoring organization for the ccTLD.<ref name ="bocrahistory">[https://www.bocra.org.bw/history-of-communication-regulation BOCRA.org - History of Communication Regulation]</ref> In 2013, BOCRA assumed registry operations for the .bw domain.<ref name="bocrahistory" /> |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
| {{reflist}} | | {{reflist}} |
− | | + | __NOTOC__ |
− | | + | [[Category:ccTLD Registry]] |
− | [[Category: Registrars]] | + | [[Category:ccNSO Member]] |