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.ki
.ki
.ki Introduced TLD type Status Registry Sponsor 1995 Country code top-level domain Active Telecommunications Authority of Kiribati Ministry of Communications, Transport, and Tourism Development Entities connected with Kiribati Not much used Registrations are directly at second level or at third level beneath second-level labels
2007, the registry is being handled by the Telecommunications Authority of Kiribati using a system of multiple registrars similar to that used by gTLDs; however, few sites are active using .ki domains. Because of the location of Kiribati and limited Internet connection, it is not uncommon for a website in Kiribati, such as a government website, to be very slow or inaccessible, however a lot of .ki sites are hosted outside Kiribati.
Intended use Actual use Structure
Second-level domains
Domains can be registered directly under .ki, or at the third level beneath com.ki, biz.ki, net.ki, info.ki, org.ki, gov.ki, edu.ki, mob.ki, and tel.ki. The fee for a second-level domain is $1000AUD, whilst all others with the exception of edu.ki, which costs $50AUD, are $150AUD. edu.ki and gov.ki and reserved for their respective entities in Kiribati, such as The University of the South Pacific, Kiribati Centre. The registrant of de.ki offers free redirected subdomains beneath this address to the German-speaking market, and this accounts for a large number of the current uses of .ki on the Web.
Documents Dispute policies Website NIC.ki
.ki is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Kiribati. From the early 1990s to the early 2000s the domain was managed on behalf of the Republic of Kiribati by an Australian ISP, Connect.com.au with the Forum Fisheries Agency, based in Honiara, Solomon Islands as original sponsor, then transferred to the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources Development of Kiribati and finally to the Ministry of Communications, Transport, and Tourism Development. In 2002 direct management of the ccTLD was transferred to Telecom Services Kiribati Limited. This initial set up was done by Franck Martin. As of
External links
• • • • IANA .ki whois information Kiribati NIC Telecom Services Kiribati Limited Domain information at Telecommunications Authority of Kiribati
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