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    • .km

    Country-code top-level domains

    Overview

    .km is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) assigned to the Union of the Comoros. It is intended for entities connected with Comoros and is administered by Comores Telecom.

    History

    • Introduced / implemented: 8 June 1998.
    • Registry / sponsor: Comores Telecom (registry operations have been noted as operated by VeriSign in some records).
    • The IANA delegation record exists for .km; historical domain registration pages were hosted at domaine.km and later redirected to the Comores Telecom site (redirect in place since September 2017 according to archived snapshots).

    Usage and Audience

    • Actual use: described as "not much used."
    • Registrations: reported as minimal — fewer than 200 registrations as of March 2021.
    • Typical registrants: companies, local organisations, government bodies, licensed professionals and individuals connected to Comoros.

    Registration Rules

    • Registration levels:

      • Second-level registrations directly under .km are available but subject to restrictions and local-presence requirements.
      • Third-level registrations are available under a number of category-specific second-level labels (see list below).

    • General costs (as reported in available sources):

      • Many categories: KMF 30,000 (listed as typical cost in most categories).
      • .km (companies and trademarks registered at second level): KMF 50,000 per year.
      • .mil.km: registered at no charge for the military.

    • Sub-domains (category-specific third-level spaces):

      • .com.km — Companies (unrestricted use); third-level registrations are unrestricted in .com.km provided the name is not already registered directly in .km.
      • .coop.km — Co-operatives.
      • .asso.km — Associations.
      • .nom.km — Individuals ("nom" means "name"); personal-name registrations limited to island residents and to citizens resident abroad.
      • .presse.km — Press organisations.
      • .tm.km — Trademark owners.
      • .medecin.km — Medical doctors (requires licence to practise).
      • .notaires.km — Notaries (requires licence to practise).
      • .pharmaciens.km — Pharmacists (requires licence to practise).
      • .veterinaire.km — Veterinarians (requires licence to practise).
      • .edu.km — Universities and professional institutes.
      • .gouv.km — Government.
      • .mil.km — Military (no charge).

    • Eligibility and restrictions:

      • Second-level registrations have local-presence requirements and are subject to restrictions.
      • Category-specific restrictions apply to most third-level namespaces; many professional categories require proof of licensure.
      • In .com.km third-level space, registrations are unrestricted unless the name is already taken at the .km second level.

    • Policy and dispute resolution:

      • Disputes are handled under the Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP).
      • Archived copies of registration terms and legal documents (in French) exist from 2015, but sources note there is no clear indication those policies remain in force.

    Notable Technical / Administrative Notes

    • The operational website for domain registration was domaine.km; archival records show it later redirected to the Comores Telecom site. Current Comores Telecom pages contain limited information about domain registration.

    Operator

    Comores Telecom

    Whois

    % IANA WHOIS server
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domain:       KM

organisation: Comores Telecom
address:      Place Volovolo BP 7000
address:      Moroni 98123
address:      Comoros (the)

contact:      administrative
name:         General Manager
organisation: Comores Telecom
address:      Place Volovolo BP 7000
address:      Moroni 98123
address:      Comoros (the)
phone:        +269 7734300
fax-no:       +269 7738912
e-mail:       directeur.general@comorestelecom.km

contact:      technical
name:         IT Engineer
organisation: Comores Telecom
address:      Place Volovolo BP 7000
address:      Moroni 98123
address:      Comoros (the)
phone:        +269 3323001
fax-no:       +269 7738912
e-mail:       alihadji90@gmail.com

nserver:      DNS1.NIC.KM 197.255.224.18
nserver:      DNS2.NIC.KM 197.255.224.66
nserver:      NS-KM.AFRINIC.NET 196.216.168.46 2001:43f8:120:0:0:0:0:46

whois:        

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: http://www.domaine.km/

created:      1998-06-08
changed:      2020-06-01
source:       IANA