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'''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== | ||
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[[Category:ccTLD Registry]] | |||
[[Category: | [[Category:ccNSO Member]] | ||