.rw is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Rwanda.
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Introduced | 21 October 1996 |
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TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
Status | Active |
Registry | RICTA |
Sponsor | RICTA |
Intended use | Entities connected with ![]() |
Actual use | Gets some use, mostly in Rwanda. |
Structure | Registrations are directly at second level |
Documents | Registrar agreement Policies |
Dispute policies | UDRP |
Registry website | RICTA |
Second-level domains
editIn addition to registering a Rwanda domain name directly under .rw, RICTA, through accredited and registered registrars, offers as well the following second level domains:
Second-level domain zones | Type of organization |
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.rw | None (any general purpose domain name) |
.co.rw | Commercial and Business Organizations |
.org.rw | Not-for-profit and/or Non-Government Organizations |
.net.rw | Network Infrastructure Providers |
.ac.rw | Rwanda Academic Institutions. Authorization must be issued by the Ministry of Education or the Rwanda Education Board |
.gov.rw | Government of Rwanda Institutions. Authorization must be issued by the Office of The President. |
.mil.rw | Reserved for the Rwanda Defense Forces |
.coop.rw | Rwanda Cooperatives. Authorization must be issued by the Rwanda Cooperative Agency. |
.ltd.rw | Rwanda Limited Companies. Authorization must be issued by the Rwanda Development Board |
Accredited registrars
editAs of February 17, 2021, accredited registrars include:[1][needs update?]
- 101 DOMAIN INC.
- Africa Olleh Services
- AFRIREGISTER Ltd
- Brain Technologies
- BSC Ltd
- Cloud web
- CYUDA Ltd
- GALAXY GROUP Ltd
- GO Ltd
- Hostholik Ltd
- Igihe Ltd
- imaginet Rwanda Ltd
- Inyarwanda Ltd
- Ispa Ltd
- Lexsynergy
- Marcaria
- Markmonitor Inc
- MTN Rwanda
- The Click
- Web4Africa
- Webspace LTD
References
edit- ^ "Accredited Registrars". Ricta. Archived from the original on 2016-12-16. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
External links
edit- IANA .rw whois information
- .rw domain registration website Archived 2018-10-30 at the Wayback Machine