.ml

.ml

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Introduced	1993
TLD type	Country code top-level domain
Status	Active
Registry	Freenom
Sponsor	Agence des Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication
Intended use	Entities connected with Template:MLI
Actual use	Used in Mali and around the world
Registration restrictions	Local presence is not required
Structure	Registrations are at third level beneath various second-level names
Registry website	www.point.ml

.ml is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Mali.

The domain was initially managed by Sotelma, a Malian telecommunications company. After Sotelma was privatised in 2009, the .ml zone was redelegated by IANA to the Agence des Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication (AGETIC), a Malian government agency, and the process completed in 2013. The agency then announced that it would give away .ml domains for free with a view to improve the usage and the knowledge of the IT industry in Mali. It is the first African nation to start giving away domains for free.

Second-level domains

Registrations are at the third level beneath these names:

• .net.ml: Internet providers
• .org.ml: Associations (must show registration); international organizations permitted, but must be registered with the local administration
• .edu.ml: Local schools
• .gov.ml: Governmental organisations
• .presse.ml: Local press

External links

• IANA .ml whois information
• The .ml registry