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    Country-code top-level domains

    Overview

    .ba is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) assigned to Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was introduced on 14 August 1996 and is administered via nic.ba by the University Teleinformation Center (UTIC). Registrations are available directly at the second level or at the third level beneath standardized second-level labels. As of 2022-11-27 there were 26,333 registered .ba domains.

    History

    • Introduced: 14 August 1996.
    • Registry / Sponsor: University Teleinformation Center (UTIC) (operating through nic.ba).
    • Registered domains: 26,333 (data reported 2022-11-27).

    Usage and Audience

    • Intended use: entities connected with Bosnia and Herzegovina.
    • Actual use: fairly popular within Bosnia and Herzegovina; used by companies, organisations and public institutions.
    • Common audiences:
      • Commercial businesses (often use second-level .ba domains).
      • Educational institutions, government bodies, network operators, non-profits, and military organisations (use standardized SLDs).

    Standardized second-level domains

    • .edu.ba — educational organisations (primary, secondary, vocational, private schools, and businesses whose primary activity is education).
    • .gov.ba — bodies of all levels of government and state agencies.
    • .net.ba — entities that are legal Internet service providers in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
    • .org.ba — organizations, citizen associations, cultural institutions, museums, theatres and other non-profit legal entities.
    • .mil.ba — military bodies and affiliated organisations.
    • .com.ba — delegated (commercial use).

    Registration Rules

    • Procedure: Registration is governed by laws and the registry's Regulations; the process can be more involved than for some other ccTLDs.
    • Eligibility / local connection:
      • The registry's rules require registrants to meet the Regulations' requirements and generally demonstrate a connection to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
      • Wikipedia notes that domain registration is free but a local presence is needed (e.g., a company with a registered name or trademark in Bosnia and Herzegovina may register an eponymous .ba domain).
      • ICANNWiki/registrar guidance indicates companies from abroad may register, providing a valid VAT number (for EU companies) or company registration number (for non-EU companies); individuals must provide proof of local presence.
    • Name content and decency: Domain names must not be expressions of racial, religious, or national intolerance or hate speech and must comply with standards of decency and morality per registry rules.
    • Structure: Registrations are permitted directly at the second level or at the third level beneath the standardized second-level labels listed above. Rules for SLD registrations are fairly well enforced.
    • Characters and length (per registry rules):
      • Allowed characters: the 26 letters of the English alphabet (case-insensitive), digits 0–9, and the hyphen (-).
      • Length: generally between 3 and 63 characters. Exceptions for .edu.ba, .org.ba, .net.ba, .gov.ba, and .mil.ba allow names of at least 2 characters and up to 63 characters.
      • Hyphen rules: the first and last character cannot be a hyphen, and two hyphens cannot appear consecutively.
    • Documentation: For registrations under certain SLDs (.edu.ba, .gov.ba, .mil.ba, .net.ba, .org.ba) a copy of a notification of activity classification or other proof that the legal entity meets the General Terms is required.

    Notable Cases or Examples

    (This source material does not list specific notable domain uses or high-profile examples.)

    Operator

    Universtiy Telinformatic Centre (UTIC)

    Whois

    % IANA WHOIS server
% for more information on IANA, visit http://www.iana.org
% This query returned 1 object

domain:       BA

organisation: Universtiy Telinformatic Centre (UTIC)
address:      Zmaja od Bosne 8 (objekat 33)
address:      Sarajevo 71000
address:      Bosnia and Herzegovina

contact:      administrative
name:         Aida Radielovic
organisation: University Teleinformatic Centre (UTIC)
address:      Zmaja od Bosne 8 (objekat 33)
address:      Sarajevo 71000
address:      Bosnia and Herzegovina
phone:        +387 33 560 240
fax-no:       +387 33 213 773
e-mail:       dnsadmin@utic.net.ba

contact:      technical
name:         Sanel Sefer
organisation: University Teleinformatic Centre (UTIC)
address:      Zmaja od Bosne 8 (objekat 33)
address:      Sarajevo 71000
address:      Bosnia and Herzegovina
phone:        +387 33 560 240
fax-no:       +387 33 213 773
e-mail:       dnstech@utic.net.ba

nserver:      NS.BA 195.130.35.5
nserver:      SAVA.UTIC.NET.BA 195.130.35.3
nserver:      UNA.UTIC.NET.BA 2001:500:14:6117:ad:0:0:1 204.61.216.117

whois:        

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: http://www.nic.ba

created:      1996-08-14
changed:      2020-02-01
source:       IANA

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