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Internet country-code top level domain for South Sudan November 2023 .ss SSNIC logo.png 10 August 2011 (allocated)2 February 2019 (root zone) Country code top-level domain Active ssNIC Government of South Sudan Entities connected with South Sudan Rarely used. When it is used, it is often in South Sudan. generally none; some SLDs are only for local entities nic.ss .ss is the designated country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for South Sudan in the Domain Name System of the Internet. It is derived from the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for South Sudan, which is SS. According to CIO East Africa, the TLD was allocated on 10 August 2011 following the country's declaration of independence from Sudan.http://www.cio.co.ke/Main-Stories/south-sudan-gets-own-ss-domain.html South Sudan gets own 'ss' domain Mbuvi Dennis 10 August 2011 CIO East Africa 2011-08-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20110930132048/http://www.cio.co.ke/Main-Stories/south-sudan-gets-own-ss-domain.html 2011-09-30 dead The TLD was registered on 31 August 2011, but not added to the DNS root zone and was thus not operational. It was approved at the ICANN Board meeting on 27 January 2019Approved Board Resolutions - Regular Meeting of the ICANN Board https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2019-01-27-en#2.b ICANN Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers 11 February 2019 icann and was added to the DNS root zone on 2 February 2019.https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/ss.html .ss Domain Delegation Data Internet Assigned Numbers Authority ICANN 11 February 2019 Before .ss was successfully registered, the country's Undersecretary for Telecommunications had initially been concerned about the ccTLD request's possible rejection due to SS also being an abbreviation for the de Schutzstaffel, the paramilitary force of Nazi Germany.Clarke Jeremy South Sudan takes final steps toward statehood https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sudan-independence-idUSTRE75S4A520110629 2011-08-22 Reuters 29 June 2011 Before the independence of South Sudan, the applicable domain was .sd, Sudan's top-level Internet domain. Registration of .ss second-level domain names launched in three phases starting 1 June 2020, with general availability starting 1 September 2020.http://nic.ss/sunrise-period/ ssNIC Registration Launch Timelines ssNIC 2020-05-16 2020-07-13 2020-07-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20200714080539/http://nic.ss/sunrise-period/ deadhttp://nic.ss/download/sunrise-registration-policy/ Sunrise Registration Policy ssNIC June 2020 2020-07-13 2020-07-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20200714140837/http://nic.ss/download/sunrise-registration-policy/ dead In July 2024 the registry announced registration directly under .ss would open for all applicants on 1 November 2024.ssNIC Registry Sunrise Registration Policy https://nic.ss/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ssNIC-Registry-Sunrise-Registration-Policy-July-2024.pdf Structure Registration is possible under the following: .ss – open to all applicants (starting from 1 November 2024) .com.ss – open to all applicants (intended for commercial entities) .biz.ss – any business entity .net.ss – for network operators .org.ss – for NGOs .me.ss – for personal websites (name.me.ss) .edu.ss – for South Sudan higher educational institutions .sch.ss – for South Sudan secondary and primary schools .gov.ss – for South Sudan government entities only References External links ssNIC IANA database entry Category:Country code top-level domains Category:Telecommunications in South Sudan Category:Internet properties established in 2011