.mw

For other uses, seeMW.

.mw

Introduced	3 January 1997
TLDtype	Country code top-level domain
Status	Active
Registry	Malawi Sustainable Development Network Programme
Sponsor	Malawi Sustainable Development Network Programme
Intended use	Entities connected withMalawi
Actual use	Used in Malawi
Registration restrictions	None
Structure	Registrations are taken at second and third level
Documents	Policies
Dispute policies	Malawi SDNP Dispute Policy, which in turn defers toUDRP
Registry website	www.registrar.mw

.mwis theInternetcountry codetop-level domain(ccTLD) forMalawi.After initial delegation, in 2002 theIANArecommended that administration of the ccTLD be transferred to theMalawi Sustainable Development Network ProgrammefromComputer Solutions Ltd.The recommendation was implemented.

Prices for.mw domains areUS$100 for the first two years, followed by $50 per year thereafter.

Second-level domains

In addition to registrations directly at the second level, it is also possible to register third-level names beneath these names. For the most part, the descriptions of the types of organizations each domain is for are advisory, and are not enforced.

• ac.mw– academic institutions
• co.mw– commercial organisations
  • com.mw– an alternative for commercial organisations
• coop.mw– cooperative associations
• edu.mw– degree-granting academic institutions
• gov.mw– restricted to government
• int.mw– international treaty organisations
• museum.mw– museums, historical, documentation or display organisations
• net.mw– networking organisations
• org.mw– non-profit organisations

External links

• IANA.mw whois information
• .mw domain registration website
• nic.mw