Tuesday, August 2, 2011

101 Domains Domain Information Update ".bi" domains.

African domains: Burundi (.bi)

Important: When entering your search string don't write “www” or the Burundian domain type, ie. “bi”. Therefore to search “www.101domains.bi” enter “101domains” and nothing else.

The only letters allowed within a domain name are: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z - 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9. Spaces are NOT ALLOWED.

Registration:

To register your Burundian domain, click here!

Once the domain is registered

All Burundian domain names registered with us are stored on our international server. Domains registered with us are automatically provided with their own under-construction page - this notifies potential registrants that the name has been acquired and is now registered. The under-construction page is offered free of charge and may be used indefinitely.

It is possible for Web and/or Mail forwarding to be provided for Burundian domains.

Domain transfer/release fees are charged are by a majority of registrars, but 101 Domains make no charge to transfer a domain to another Burundian domain name registrar.

Background

.bi is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Burundi. First established in 1996, the domain has been operated by NIC.BI. The official sponsor for the domain is the Burundi National Centre of Information Technology.

The .bi domain registry runs a very liberal naming policy regarding domain name applications. Registrations are not limited to use within Burundi and are available to anyone. Companies registering a .bi domain do not have to have a local presence in the country. Companies that are deemed as "undesirable" by the NIC must register a domain name that represents the business.

There are only a few restrictions regarding the naming policy set by the Burundi NIC. Most importantly, the domain must not be considered vulgar or misleading by the NIC.

Normally domain names must be at least three characters in length. Should you contact the registry in advance, one or two character domains may be considered. At present, individuals and companies may register as many domain names as they desire.

It is frowned upon by the NIC to use the suffix for Burundi (.bi) as a way to mislead people. The Burundi NIC do not wish their TLD to be used in the same way as the .TV domain is regularly used to represent television. They insist that .bi is representative of Burundi and nothing else.

The NIC promotes the use of the .bi domain for local businesses and all governmental and non-governmental organisations. They also strongly encourage the .bi domain for all schools and educational institutions within Burundi.

Available domains:

  • .co.bi
  • .com.bi
  • .edu.bi
  • .gov.bi
  • .info.bi
  • .or.bi
  • .org.bi


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