.ga

.ga is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Gabon.

.ga
Introduced12 December 1994
TLD typeCountry code top-level domain
StatusActive
RegistryGabon Telecom
SponsorGabon Telecom
Intended useEntities connected with  Gabon
Actual useSees some use in Gabon and relatively rare use as a general-purpose domain
Registration restrictionsYes, for free domains only
StructureRegistrations are available directly at second level
DocumentsRegistration Agreement (free domains)
Registration Agreement (paid domains)
Dispute policiesUDRP (paid domains only)
Registry websitemy.ga

History

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.[1]

Since 2013, the Agence Nationale des Infrastructures Numériques et des Fréquences (ANINF) of Gabon is responsible for the .ga domain.

Denial of Registration to Kim Dotcom

Kim Dotcom attempted to use me.ga as an alternative domain for the Megaupload service. It was suspended by Communications Minister Blaise Louembe who stated "Gabon cannot serve as a platform or screen for committing acts aimed at violating copyrights, nor be used by unscrupulous people."[2]

Non-conventional naming

Some entities are named using these informal conventions:

  • amb-name.ga – embassies
  • ch-name.ga or chu-name.ga – hospitals
  • ot-name.ga – tourism offices
  • univ-name.ga – universities
  • cci-name.ga – companies house
  • mairie-name.ga – city halls

Second-level domain names

[3]

  • .gouv.ga – government
  • .org.ga – international organizations
  • .co.ga – commercial organizations
  • .edu.ga, .ed.ga, ac.ga, or univ.ga – schools, universities, academies

References
  1. "Free and paid domains". Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  2. "Gabon to suspend new Megaupload site". phys.org. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
  3. "My GA - Gabon". Retrieved 19 September 2016.
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