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What is the shortest registration duration permitted for this extension?
The minimum registration term for “.bf” extensions is 1 year.
Do you offer Trustee/Proxy Service for this extension?
No, we don’t offer trustee service, please notice though that for this extension there is no residence requirement.
Does this extension support third level domains?
No, it does not support, you can register only domains with “.bf” extension, it is not supported domains like “.com.bf”.
What is the least and greatest number of characters permissible?
The minimum is 3 and the maximum is 63.
Is there an official whois server for .BF domains?
.BF does not count with an official whois server.
How can one contact the registry managing this extension?
The contact information is:
Sponsoring Organisation
ARCE-AutoritÈ de RÈgulation des Communications Electroniques
01 BP 6437
Ouagadougou 01
Burkina Faso
Administrative Contact
Serge Roland Sanou
ARCE-AutoritÈ de RÈgulation des Communications Electroniques
01 BP 6437
Ouagadougou 01
Burkina Faso
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +22650375360
Fax: +22650375364
Technical Contact
Emmanuel Guigma
ONATEL SA - Office National des TÈlÈcommunications
01 BP 10000
Ouagadougou 01
Burkina Faso
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +22670201338
Fax: +22650375364
Does .BF support internationalized domain names (IDNs) characters?
The .BF Registry is not currently offering IDN characters.
What is the range of characters that the .BF extension can accommodate?
It is possible to register the letters a to z without accent or apostrophe, the numbers 0 to 9 and the hyphen, but it is not possible to register domains that begin or end with a hyphen “-“.
Which organization oversees the administration of this domain extension?
The organization responsible of this domain extension is “ARCE.BF”.
Are there any specific criteria for registering a .BF domain?
To secure a .BF domain, the domain owner must sign an Authorization Document. register.domains will send you the template after that you have made the registration request.
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