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==Second-level domains== | ==Second-level domains== | ||
Registrants are required to register domains at the third level under an existing | Registrants are required to register domains at the third level under an existing second-level domain (SLD). There are eight [[second-level domain]]s:<ref>[http://www.coppernet.zm/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31:website-development-&catid=4:other-services CopperNet Solutions price list]</ref> | ||
* '''ac.zm''': Academic institutions | * '''ac.zm''': Academic institutions | ||
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* '''sch.zm''': Schools | * '''sch.zm''': Schools | ||
The designations above are assumed based on observed practices and standard conventions, as [[ZAMNET]] (the ccTLD [[Domain name registry|registry]]) do not maintain online documentation codifying this. Most entities will generally register either a .co.zm or .org.zm domain, if they choose to use the ccTLD rather than a | The designations above are assumed based on observed practices and standard conventions, as [[ZAMNET]] (the ccTLD [[Domain name registry|registry]]) do not maintain online documentation codifying this. Most entities will generally register either a .co.zm or .org.zm domain, if they choose to use the ccTLD rather than a generic top-level domain. | ||
The one documented exception to the requirement to register at the third level is that "registered [[Internet service provider|ISPs]]"<ref name="Domain Name Registration Form"/> may register at the second level—e.g., [http://www.zamnet.zm/ zamnet.zm]. However, there are several undocumented variances to this rule—e.g., the [[Bank of Zambia]]'s domain is [http://www.boz.zm/ boz.zm]. The Regulator [[Zambia Information and Communication Technology Authority ZICTA]] is [http://www.zicta.zm/ zicta.zm] | The one documented exception to the requirement to register at the third level is that "registered [[Internet service provider|ISPs]]"<ref name="Domain Name Registration Form"/> may register at the second level—e.g., [http://www.zamnet.zm/ zamnet.zm]. However, there are several undocumented variances to this rule—e.g., the [[Bank of Zambia]]'s domain is [http://www.boz.zm/ boz.zm]. The Regulator [[Zambia Information and Communication Technology Authority ZICTA]] is [http://www.zicta.zm/ zicta.zm] | ||
