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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.
Is there an official whois server for .CI domains?
Yes, it is whois.nic.ci.
What is the least and greatest number of characters permissible?
The minimum is 2 and the maximum is 63.
What is the shortest registration duration permitted for this extension?
The minimum registration term for “.ci” extensions is 1 year.
Does .CI support internationalized domain names (IDNs) characters?
The .CI Registry is not currently offering IDN characters.
Does this extension support third level domains?
Yes, it does support third level extension, you can register domains with “.co.ci” “.com.ci” “.net.ci” and “.org.ci”.
How can one contact the registry managing this extension?
The contact information is:
Sponsoring Organisation
INP-HB Institut National Polytechnique Felix Houphouet Boigny
BP 1093
Yamoussoukro
Cote d'Ivoire
Administrative Contact
Bobouo Nakounou
INP-HB Institut National Polytechnique Felix Houphouet Boigny
BP 1093
Yamoussoukro
Cote d'Ivoire
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +225 30 64 05 41
Fax: +225 22 44 66 00
Technical Contact
Souleymane Oumtanaga
INP-HB Institut National Polytechnique Felix Houphouet Boigny
BP 1093
Yamoussoukro
Cote d'Ivoire
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +225 07 90 02 31
Fax: +225 22 44 66 00
Which organization oversees the administration of this domain extension?
The organization responsible of this domain extension is “NIC.CI”.
What is the range of characters that the .CI extension can accommodate?
It is possible to register the letters a to z, the numbers 0 to 9 and the hyphen “-“. However, it is not possible to register domains that begin or end with a hyphen “-“ or start with the characters “xn—“.
Are there any specific criteria for registering a .CI domain?
.COM.CI, .CO.CI, .NET.CI or .ORG.CI:
There are no requirements for these extensions.
.CI:
To secure in this extension, the domain owner must meet one or more of the following requirements:
- If the owner is company, must provide a scanned copy of your registration certificate; or
- If the owner is natural person, must provide scanned copy of his identification document.
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