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| headquarters =
| headquarters = Rue guerillot
Bangui BP 939
Central African Republic
| country = Central African Republic
| country = Central African Republic
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'''Dot CF''' is the registry for the [[ccTLD]] .cf, for the [[Central African Republic]]. It is an initiative of the Societe Centrafricaine de Telecommunications, also known as [[SOCATEL]].<ref name="about">[http://www.dot.cf/en/aboutdotcf.html About Dot CF], dot.cf</ref>
'''Dot CF''' is the registry for the [[ccTLD]] .cf, for the [[Central African Republic]]. It is an initiative of the Societe Centrafricaine de Telecommunications, also known as [[SOCATEL]].<ref name="about">[http://www.dot.cf/en/aboutdotcf.html About Dot CF], dot.cf</ref> It is an unrestricted domain, and any legal entity, whether [[ICANN]]-accredited or not, can apply to become a CF domain reseller, whether located in or outside of the country.<ref name="faq">[http://www.dot.cf/en/faq.html FAQ], dot.cf</ref>
The organization aims to increase the use of internet in the country, by giving away the majority of its domains for free.<ref name="about"></ref>
The organization aims to increase the use of internet in the country, by giving away the majority of its domains for free.<ref name="about"></ref>
Dot CF and SOCATEL use the infrastructure and expertise of [[Freedom Registry]] to run the CF domain.
Dot CF and SOCATEL use the infrastructure and expertise of [[Freedom Registry]] to run the CF domain.
==.cf Launch Rollout==
==.cf Launch Rollout==
Despite the fact that Dot CF aims to give away most of its domain names for free, they also launched in three stages in 2015, so as to apply good practices in trademark and IP protection:<ref name="about"></ref>
Despite the fact that Dot CF aims to give away most of its domain names for free, they also launched in three phases in 2015, so as to apply good practices in trademark and IP protection:<ref name="about"></ref>
* May 1 to May 31: registration of CF domains for trademark owners.
* May 1 to May 31: registration of CF domains for trademark owners.