.er

Overview

• .er is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) assigned to Eritrea.
• Intended for entities connected with Eritrea; actual use is very limited and there is no widely known public registry website.

History

• Delegated/introduced: 24 September 1996 (assigned in 1996).
• Registry/operator: Eritrea Telecommunication Services Corporation (EriTel).
• Sponsor: Ministry of Transport and Communications (per registry information).
• Notes: Due to limited/stable Internet infrastructure in the country, operations and broader use have been minimal.
• Registered domains: fewer than 70 domains recorded (data point from 2020).

Usage and Audience

• Typical intended audience: Eritrean government, businesses, educational institutions, network operators, non-profits and individuals connected to Eritrea.
• Actual usage: very few active sites use the .er domain; most activity appears to be limited to a small number of designated entities.

Registration Rules

• Structure: registrations are generally organized at the third level beneath second-level labels such as .com.er, .org.er, .net.er, etc.
• Second-level purpose indicators (likely or reserved):
  • com.er — commercial entities/businesses
  • edu.er — educational institutions
  • gov.er — reserved for the Eritrean government
  • mil.er — reserved for the Eritrean military (empty zone noted)
  • net.er — network operators/providers
  • org.er — nonprofit organisations
  • ind.er — likely for individuals (empty zone noted)
• Restrictions and registration procedures: not clearly published or widely available; no public registry website or detailed public registration policy is referenced in available sources.

Notable Cases or Examples

• Several second-level domains exist for categorization (com.er, edu.er, gov.er, mil.er, net.er, org.er, ind.er), though some zones (e.g., mil.er, ind.er) have been reported as empty for extended periods.
• Aside from a few designated second-level domains operated by Eritrean entities, there are no widely reported notable or high-profile uses of .er.

% IANA WHOIS server
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% This query returned 1 object

domain:       ER

organisation: Eritrea Telecommunication Services Corporation (EriTel)
address:      Semaetat St. No. 11
address:      Asmara Asmara 234
address:      Eritrea

contact:      administrative
name:         General Manager
organisation: Eritrea Telecommunications Corporation
address:      Semaetat St. No. 11
address:      Asmara Asmara 234
address:      Eritrea
phone:        +291 7110591
fax-no:       +291 1 120938
e-mail:       eritel@tse.com.er

contact:      technical
name:         Network Operations Center Manager
organisation: Eritrea Telecommunications Corporation
address:      Semaetat St. No. 11
address:      Asmara Asmara 234
address:      Eritrea
phone:        +291 7169837
fax-no:       +291 1112941
e-mail:       erdnsmgmt@tse.com.er

nserver:      ER.CCTLD.AUTHDNS.RIPE.NET 193.0.9.72 2001:67c:e0:0:0:0:0:72
nserver:      SAWANEW.NOC.NET.ER 196.200.96.1
nserver:      ZARANEW.NOC.NET.ER 196.200.96.2
ds-rdata:     6518 13 2 a1fdbfa73b513e489341d7e82029c7645d0e5f52d8500a3d7380cdc1122f52a2

whois:        

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: 

created:      1996-09-24
changed:      2023-11-01
source:       IANA