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    • .gm

    Country-code top-level domains

    Overview

    • .gm is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) assigned to The Gambia.
    • It is intended for entities connected with The Gambia and is used primarily, though not frequently, within the country.
    • The registry is GM-NIC and the sponsor listed is Gambia Telecommunications Company.

    History

    • Introduced / implemented on 28 March 1997.
    • Operated and managed by GM-NIC (the Gambia Network Information Centre).
    • Delegation is recorded with IANA; an official registry website is available at https://www.nic.gm/.
    • Certain government and education subregistries have been delegated to local authorities (see Notable Cases).

    Usage and Audience

    • Target audience:
      • Organisations, companies and individuals residing in or providing services/information for/about The Gambia.
      • Entities that benefit the local Internet community of The Gambia.
    • Common uses include local government, educational institutions and Gambian businesses or organisations.
    • Actual use is primarily within The Gambia but not widespread.

    Registration Rules

    • Eligibility and connection:
      • Applicants must reside in, provide services for/about, or otherwise benefit the Gambian Internet community.
      • Names must clearly and unambiguously identify the registrant; the .gm administration checks the validity of the claimed connection.
      • Company must be registered in The Gambia or have strong ties; the requested name must be connected to the company or organisation.
    • Prohibited or restricted registrations:
      • Speculative registrations (domains not intended to be active) are not accepted.
      • Terms offensive to the local culture in any language used in The Gambia will be declined.
      • Common Gambian personal names (first or last) are generally not accepted.
    • Structure and delegation:
      • Registrations are taken directly at the second level (example: example.gm).
      • There is generally no provision for third-level registrations under generic second-level labels.
      • Some second-level labels such as "com", "edu", "gov" etc. are noted as not being granted in order to avoid confusion with third-level registration practices, though specific subregistries exist for government and education (see Notable Cases).
    • Syntax and length:
      • Allowed characters: letters (a–z) and the hyphen (-); domain names are case-insensitive.
      • Maximum length for a second-level domain: up to 50 characters.
      • 1-letter domains are not delegated.
      • Numeric-only domains are not delegated.
      • 2-letter domains are only delegated in special cases (e.g., internationally accepted 2-letter abbreviations).
      • Domains starting with a number are only delegated in special cases under the name protection clause.

    Notable Cases or Examples

    • .gov.gm: a subregistry for government entities is delegated to the Ministry of Communication, Information & IT (MoICI).
    • .edu.gm: a subregistry for educational institutions/resources is delegated to the University of The Gambia (UTG).
    • Official registry website: https://www.nic.gm/
    • Delegation record is maintained by IANA.

    Operator

    GM-NIC

    Whois

    % IANA WHOIS server
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% This query returned 1 object

domain:       GM

organisation: GM-NIC
address:      NIC Gambia (GM-NIC) c/o Jokkolabs Banjul 10 Sait Matty Road, The Gambia
address:      Bakau
address:      Gambia (the)

contact:      administrative
name:         Jorn Grotnes
organisation: GM-NIC
address:      c/o Jokkolabs Banjul 10 Sait Matty Road, The Gambia
address:      Bakau
address:      Gambia (the)
phone:        +47 93007731
e-mail:       admin@nic.gm

contact:      technical
name:         Torstein Grotnes
organisation: CYPDOM
address:      Evagora Pallikaridi 38
address:      Paphos 8010
address:      Cyprus
phone:        +47 91116605
e-mail:       technical@nic.gm

nserver:      NS-GM.AFRINIC.NET 196.216.168.29 2001:43f8:120:0:0:0:0:29
nserver:      NS1.NIC.GM 194.63.250.217
nserver:      NS2.NIC.GM 209.250.227.199 2a05:f480:1000:235:5400:4ff:fee5:2f89

whois:        

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

created:      1997-03-28
changed:      2025-02-27
source:       IANA

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