Somali Network Information Centre: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 01:17, 7 November 2024

General Information

Industry:	registry
Country:	Somalia
Headquarters:	Hamarweine, Mogadishu
Website:	http://www.sonic.so
Email:	info [at] sonic.so
Facebook:	Facebook
Twitter:	[@dotsomalia Twitter]

People
Mr. Mohamed Ali CEO

Somali Network Information Centre (SONIC) is the registry operator for Somalia's .so ccTLD,^[1] which maintains the database of names registered in the .so country code Top Level Domain.

SONIC is responsible for the administration of the domain namespace for the country code of Somalia (.so), which serves the .so national resource in the public interest of Somalia and global internet communities.^[2]

After a long absence, the .so domain was officially relaunched on November 1, 2010, by .SO Registry, which is regulated by the nation's Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications. It was launched through various accredited registrars around the world.

On March 9, 2018, SONIC began being regulated by Somalia's newly established telecom regulator, The National Communications Authority (NCA).^[3]

SONIC Mandate

SONIC is mandated to

Comply with international best practices in the administration and management of the entire .so namespace;
Act as the .so domain administrative and technical contact;
Administer the .so ccTLD and its second level domains;
Enhance public awareness of the economic and commercial benefits of Domain Name Registration;
Publish guidelines on the requirements and procedures for domain name registration;
Represent .so in all International forums; and
Comply with all global ICANN Internet policies and help in their development.

References

[1] NSO Member Profile

[about-2] SONIC - About Us

[NCA-3] NCA Takes Full Control of Somalia’s ccTLD

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[2]

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 | ownership       =
 | headquarters    = Hamarweine, Mogadishu
-| country         = [[Somalia]]
+| country         = Somalia
 | businesses      =
 | products        =
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 | website         = http://www.sonic.so
 | blog            =
-| email           = support [at] sonic.so
+| email           = info [at] sonic.so
 | facebook        = https://www.facebook.com/dotsomalia/
 | linkedin        =
 | twitter         = dotsomalia
-| keypeople       = Mr.  [[Mustafa Yaasin]] CEO <br>
+| keypeople       = Mr.  [[Mohamed Ali]] CEO <br>
 }}
+'''Somali Network Information Centre''' '''(SONIC)''' is the [[Registry|registry]] operator for [[Somalia]]'s [[.so]] [[ccTLD]],<ref>[https://ccnso.icann.org/en/about/members.htm ccNSO Member Profile ]</ref> which maintains the database of names registered in the .so country code Top Level Domain.
-'''Somali Network Information Centre''' '''(SONIC)''' is the [[Registry|registry]] operator for [[Somalia]]'s .SO [[ccTLD]].<ref>[https://ccnso.icann.org/en/about/members.htm ccNSO Member Profile ]</ref> and maintains the database of names registered in the .so country code Top Level Domain.
+SONIC is responsible for the administration of the domain namespace for the country code of Somalia (.so), which serves the .so national resource in the public interest of Somalia and global internet communities.<ref name="about">[https://sonic.so/about-us/ SONIC - About Us]</ref>
-SONIC is responsible for the administration of the domain name space for the country code (ccTLD) of Somalia (.SO), to serve the .so national resource, the country code Top Level Domain(ccTLD) name space in the public interest of Somalia and global internet communities. <ref name="about">[https://sonic.so/about-us/ SONIC - About Us]</ref>
+After a long absence, the .so domain was officially relaunched on November 1, 2010, by .SO Registry, which is regulated by the nation's Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications. It was launched through various accredited registrars around the world.
-.so is the internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Somalia. After a long absence, the .so domain was officially re-launched on November 1, 2010, by .SO Registry, which is regulated by the nation's Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications.It was launched through various accredited registrars around the world.
-After March 9, 2018, SONIC will be as an entity regulated by the Somalia's newly established telecom regulator The National Communications Authority (NCA. <ref name="NCA">[https://nca.gov.so/news/nca-takes-full-control-of-somalias-cctld-dotso/ NCA Takes Full Control of Somalia’s ccTLD]</ref>
-==History==
+On March 9, 2018, SONIC began being regulated by Somalia's newly established telecom regulator, The National Communications Authority ([[NCA]]).<ref name="NCA">[https://nca.gov.so/news/nca-takes-full-control-of-somalias-cctld-dotso/ NCA Takes Full Control of Somalia’s ccTLD]</ref>
 == SONIC Mandate ==
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 SONIC is mandated to
-· Comply with international best practice in administration and management of the all .so namespace in compliance with international best practice
+* Comply with international best practices in the administration and management of the entire .so namespace;
+* Act as the .so domain administrative and technical contact;
-· Become the .so domain administrative contact as well as technical contact;
+* Administer the .so [[ccTLD]] and its [[SLD|second level domains]];
+* Enhance public awareness of the economic and commercial benefits of Domain Name Registration;
-· Administer the .so [[ccTLD]] and its [[SLD|second level domains]];
+* Publish guidelines on the requirements and procedures for domain name registration;
+* Represent .so in all International forums; and
-· Enhance public awareness on the economic and commercial benefits of Domain Name Registration
+* Comply with all global [[ICANN]] Internet policies and help in their development.
-· Publish guidelines on the requirements and procedures for domain name registration
-· Represent .so for all International forums
-· Comply with all global [[ICANN]] Internet policies and help in their development
-==..SO==
-The .SO domain is an [[Open Use ccTLD]], with no registration restrictions at the top level.
-These [[SLD|second level domains]] can be registered with out restriction
-.COM.SO : for Commercial entities and registered trademarks
-.NET.SO: Internet-related services (ISPs, web hosting, portal sites, etc.)
-.ORG.SO : for non profit Organizations
-Three [[SLD|second level domains]] require documentation establishing that the registrant is either a University (.edu.so) or government entity (gov.so) within [[Somalia]].
 == References ==