Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority: Difference between revisions
Created page with "{{CompanyInfo| | logo = | type = | industry = | founded = | founders = | ownership = | headquarters = | country..." |
m JP moved page Botswana Telecommunications Corporation to Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority |
||
| (One intermediate revision by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{CompanyInfo| | {{CompanyInfo| | ||
| 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 = | ||
| | | 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 = | ||
| Line 19: | Line 20: | ||
| keypeople = | | keypeople = | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Botswana | '''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> | ||
==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" /> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
__NOTOC__ | |||
[[Category:ccTLD Registry]] | |||
[[Category: | [[Category:ccNSO Member]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:33, 8 February 2021
 | |
| Type: | Government |
| Industry: | Registry |
| Headquarters: | Gabarone |
| Country: | Botswana |
| Email: | registry [at] bocra.org.bw |
| Website: | Nic.net.bw |
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.[1] BOCRA recently proposed three new second-level domains: me.bw, shop.bw, and agric.bw.[2]
History[edit | edit source]
The ccTLD was initially managed by the Botswana Telecommunications Corporation, with the University of Botswana as the sponsoring organization for the ccTLD.[3] In 2013, BOCRA assumed registry operations for the .bw domain.[3]