Overview
- .cg is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) assigned to the Republic of the Congo.
- It is administered by the Office national des postes et telecommunications (ONPT Congo) and Interpoint Switzerland (operating as DNSAfrica on the registration site).
- Registrations are made directly at the second level (example: example.cg).
History
- Introduced / implemented: 14 January 1997.
- Registry/operator: Interpoint Switzerland (delegated authority) and ONPT Congo as sponsor; Interpoint trades as DNSAfrica on the registration platform.
- Policy/pricing note: Citizens of the Republic of the Congo are entitled to one free domain registration; additional registrations and registrations by non-citizens have an associated fee (listed at €225/year as of 2016).
Usage and Audience
- Intended use: entities connected with the Republic of the Congo.
- Actual use: receives some use within the Congo for local organizations, businesses and individuals.
- Foreign entities may register, subject to the registry's pricing and policies.
Registration Rules
- Eligibility and cost:
- Citizens of the Republic of the Congo are entitled to one free second-level .cg registration.
- Additional registrations, and registrations by foreigners, are charged (reported at €225/year as of 2016).
- Restricted and special namespaces:
- Domain names under official or governmental labels (examples given: ".gov", ".net", ".edu", ".ac", ".com", ".co", ".int", ".mil", ".gouv" or similar) require contact with DNSAfrica and will be assigned only if sponsored by an official authority.
- Undesirable domain names (policy grounds for deletion):
- Vulgar, offensive, illegal, misleading or inappropriate names.
- Names used for fraudulent/criminal activity, phishing, spamming or other Internet dysfunction.
- Names intended to mislead about the nature of an activity (generic references used deceptively).
- Names used by foreign entities posing as local entities to gain advantage.
- Names that impersonate well-known brands, trademarks or public figures without consent (cybersquatting).
- Names advocating hatred, violence, racism, discrimination, illegal practices, or contravening Internet best practices.
- Characters and length:
- Minimum recommended length is three characters.
- One- or two-character domain applications may be considered on a case-by-case basis with an initial/recurring surcharge and prior arrangement at the discretion of DNSAfrica.
Registry and Contact
- Registry/operator: Interpoint Switzerland (delegated authority), operating registration services as DNSAfrica.
- Sponsor: ONPT Congo.
- Official registration site referenced: nic.cg.
Operator
Interpoint Switzerland
Whois
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domain: CG
organisation: Interpoint Switzerland
address: c/o ARPCE
address: Avenue de l’Amitié, Centre-Ville
address: Brazzaville
address: Congo (the)
contact: administrative
name: Romuald Bonvin
organisation: Romuald Bonvin c/o Interpoint Switzerland
address: c/o ARPCE
address: Avenue de l’Amitié, Centre-Ville
address: Brazzaville
address: Congo (the)
phone: +41 44 519 00 60
fax-no: +41 27 508 55 85
e-mail: contact-admin@dnsafrica.net
contact: technical
name: Frédéric Grégoire
organisation: Frédéric Grégoire c/o Interpoint Switzerland
address: c/o Fidugestion & Conseils
address: Route de Denges 40
address: Lonay 1027
address: Switzerland
phone: +41 44 519 00 60
fax-no: +41 27 508 55 85
e-mail: contact-tech@dnsafrica.net
nserver: DNS-CA.DNSAFRICA.NET 2607:5300:201:3100:0:0:0:2b7c 54.39.22.36
nserver: DNS-FR.DNSAFRICA.NET 151.80.35.161
nserver: DNS-SG.DNSAFRICA.NET 2402:1f00:8000:800:0:0:0:25ed 51.79.160.242
nserver: DNS-ZA.DNSAFRICA.NET 41.185.30.170
nserver: SUNIC.SUNET.SE 192.36.125.2 2001:6b0:7:0:0:0:0:2
whois:
status: ACTIVE
remarks: Registration information: https://www.dnsafrica.net
created: 1997-01-14
changed: 2024-05-17
source: IANA
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