.ci

.ci

Introduced	1995
TLD type	Country code top-level domain
Status	Active
Registry	Network Information Center - Côte d'Ivoire
Sponsor	Institut National Polytechnique Felix Houphouet Boigny
Intended use	Entities connected with Ivory Coast
Actual use	Gets some use in Cote d'Ivoire
Registration restrictions	Name must match official name of company, organization, or trademark
Structure	Registrations are made directly at the second level, or at third level beneath some second-level labels
Documents	Charte de nommage
Website	nic.ci

.ci is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Côte d'Ivoire.

Unconventional Naming

In most situation, specific registrations are done using a second level domain name. Côte d'Ivoire also makes use of a special convention with an introductory name such as chu- instead of the second level domain name.

• Embassies: amb-name.ci
• Hospitals: chu-name.ci
• Tourism Offices: ot-name.ci
• Universities: univ-name.ci
• Companies House: cci-name.ci
• City Halls: mairie-name.ci

Secondary Level Names

The following are the existing second level names. The registration services offer to add more if necessary.

• .org.ci, or.ci -- International Organization
• .com.ci, co.ci -- Commercial Organization, Business
• .edu.ci, ed.ci, ac.ci -- Education, schools, universities, academies
• .net.ci -- Network related businesses
• .go.ci -- Governmental organizations
• .asso.ci -- Associations
• Aéroport.ci -- Airports
• Int.ci -- International organizations
• Presse.ci -- Press related publications

Note: the capitalization of the last 3 entries is taken from the .ci registration office site. However, the domain names appear in lowercase.

External links

• IANA .ci whois information
• .ci domain registration website