.ml
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| Introduced | 29 September 1993 |
|---|---|
| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | Freenom |
| Sponsor | Agence des Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication |
| Intended use | Entities connected with  Mali |
| Actual use | Sees some use in Mali and for some websites about machine learning. Use is relatively rare elsewhere. |
| Registration restrictions | Yes, for free domains only |
| Structure | Registrations are at third level beneath various second-level names |
| Documents | Registration Agreement (free domains) Registration Agreement (paid domains) |
| Dispute policies | UDRP (paid domains only) |
| Registry website | www |
.ml is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Mali.
History[edit]
The domain was initially managed by Sotelma, a Malian telecommunications company. After Sotelma was privatised in 2009, the .ml zone was redelegated by IANA to the Agence des Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication (AGETIC), a Malian government agency, and the process completed in 2013.[1] The agency then announced that it would give away .ml domains for free with a view to improve the usage and the knowledge of the IT industry in Mali. It is the first African nation to start giving away domains for free.[2][3][4]
Second-level domains[edit]
Registrations are at the third level beneath these names:
- .net.ml: Internet providers
- .org.ml: Associations (must show registration); international organizations permitted, but must be registered with the local administration
- .edu.ml: Local schools
- .gov.ml: Governmental organisations
- .presse.ml:[5] Local press
References[edit]
- ^ "Redelegation of the .ML domain representing Mali to the Agence des Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication". 2013-02-13. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
- ^ "Mali Gives Away Its .ML Domain Names for Free". Business Wire. 7 April 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Mali gives away its .ML domain names for free" (PDF). Freedom Registry. 8 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-04-17. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ "Mali to give away .ML domains for free". The Register. 10 April 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ "NIC DU MALI – .presse.ml domaines" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-09-27.
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