.zm
| Introduced | 25 March 1994 |
|---|---|
| TLDtype | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority |
| Sponsor | Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority |
| Intended use | Entities connected with Zambia |
| Actual use | Gets some use in Zambia, althoughis more widely used. |
| Registration restrictions | Legal entities with a presence in Zambia. |
| Structure | Registrations are made at the third level beneath established sub-domains; registered ISPs can register at the second level, although there are some unexplained exceptions to this rule.[1] |
| Registry website | ZICTA |
.zmis theInternetcountry codetop-level domain(ccTLD) forZambia.Registrants of.zm domains must "have a presence in Zambia".[2]
Second-level domains[edit]
Registrants are required to register domains at the third level under an existingsecond-level domain(SLD). There are elevensecond-level domains:[3]
- ac.zm:Academic institutions
- biz.zm:Businesses
- co.zm:Commercial entities
- com.zm:Commercial entities
- edu.zm:Academic institutions
- gov.zm:Government
- info.zm:"Information"
- mil.zm:Zambian military
- net.zm:Networks
- org.zm:Non-commercial organizations
- sch.zm:Schools
The designations above are assumed based on observed practices and standard conventions, asZICTA(the ccTLDregistry) do not maintain online documentation codifying this. Most entities will generally register either a.co.zm or.org.zm domain, if they choose to use the ccTLD rather than ageneric top-level domain.
The one documented exception to the requirement to register at the third level is that "registeredISPs"[2]may register at the second level—e.g.,zamtel.zm.However, there are several undocumented variances to this rule—e.g., theBank of Zambia's domain is boz.zm, and the regulator (ZICTA) operates under zicta.zm.
Registrars[edit]
ISPs are required to be registered with ZICTA,[2]and only registered ISPs may be accredited as registrars. ZICTA lists ISPs on their website.[4]
References[edit]
- ^"Bank of Zambia".Bank of Zambia.Retrieved13 February2020.
- ^abc"Domain Name Registration Form"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2009-03-20.Retrieved2009-02-11.
- ^"Preworx, Registering a new dot-zm domain?".Preworx, Registering a new dot-zm domain?.Retrieved5 January2024.
- ^"Public Notice: List of Licensed Electronic Communication Operators".Zambia Information & Communications Technology Authority.ZICTA. Archived fromthe originalon 28 September 2022.Retrieved27 December2020.