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Internet country code top-level domain for Gabon.ga #CCF DotGa domain logo.png 12 December 1994 Country code top-level domain Active ANINF ANINF Entities connected with Gabon Sees some use in Gabon and relatively rare use as a general-purpose domain Must have presence in Gabon or justify any other direct or indirect link with Gabon. Geographical names and names associated with public/government entities prohibited. Registrations are available directly at second level Naming Charter (French)Policies (French) UDRP mon.ga Yes
.ga is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Gabon.
History
thumb|Logo in use under Freenom
Between 1998 and 2004 it was administered by the Office des Postes et Télécommunications de la République Gabonaise and then transferred to Gabon Telecom. Gabon Telecom in 2013 formed a partnership with international domain registrar Freenom to offer registrations of this domain for free.http://www.freenom.com/en/freeandpaiddomains.html Free and paid domains 19 September 2016
Since 2013, the Agence Nationale des Infrastructures Numériques et des Fréquences (ANINF) of Gabon is responsible for the .ga domain.Report on the Redelegation of the .GA domain representing Gabon to Agence Nationale des Infrastructures Numériques et des Fréquences https://www.iana.org/reports/2013/ga-report-20130329.html 2023-06-20 www.iana.org
In 2023, ANINF terminated their contract with Freenom because it found Freenom's service unsatisfactory. ANINF stated that upwards of seven million .ga domains would be deleted, as "the previous operator has not provided the data that concern them."
The migration was carried out from 4 June to 7 June 2023. With this migration, free domain registration was removed.Migration of the .ga top-level domain https://www.mon.ga/english.html 2023-06-20 www.mon.ga
The technical operation is handled by AFNIC and domains are sold through accredited registrars.https://www.afnic.fr/wp-media/uploads/2023/05/ga-domain-names-soon-to-return-to-Gabonese-management-1.pdf .ga domain names soon to return to Gabonese management 30 May 2023 2 June 2023
Kim Dotcom controversy
Kim Dotcom attempted to use me.ga as an alternative domain for the Megaupload service. It was suspended by Communications Minister Blaise Louembe who statedGabon to suspend new Megaupload site https://phys.org/news/2012-11-gabon-megaupload-site.html 2022-11-03 phys.org en "Gabon cannot serve as a platform or screen for committing acts aimed at violating copyrights, nor be used by unscrupulous people."
Second-level domain names
Second-level domain names that end in .ga are:.ga naming charter http://aninf.netisse.eu/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/CHARTE-DE-NOMMAGE-GA_V1.pdf 2023-06-20
DomainIntended purpose.gouv.ga Government.gov.ga.co.gaCommercial organizations.edu.gaUniversities and other educational institutes.univ.ga
References
External links
IANA .ga whois information
Category:Country code top-level domains
Category:Communications in Gabon
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