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Somali Network Information Centre

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Organization
Focus registry
Region AF
Country
  • Somalia
Websites http://www.sonic.so

Somali Network Information Centre (SONIC) is the registry operator for Somalia's .so ccTLD,[1] which maintains the database of names registered in the .so country code Top Level Domain.

SONIC is responsible for the administration of the domain namespace for the country code of Somalia (.so), which serves the .so national resource in the public interest of Somalia and global internet communities.[2]

After a long absence, the .so domain was officially relaunched on November 1, 2010, by .SO Registry, which is regulated by the nation's Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications. It was launched through various accredited registrars around the world.

On March 9, 2018, SONIC began being regulated by Somalia's newly established telecom regulator, The National Communications Authority (NCA).[3]

SONIC Mandate[edit | edit source]

SONIC is mandated to

  • Comply with international best practices in the administration and management of the entire .so namespace;
  • Act as the .so domain administrative and technical contact;
  • Administer the .so ccTLD and its second level domains;
  • Enhance public awareness of the economic and commercial benefits of Domain Name Registration;
  • Publish guidelines on the requirements and procedures for domain name registration;
  • Represent .so in all International forums; and
  • Comply with all global ICANN Internet policies and help in their development.

References[edit | edit source]

Has ICANN regionAssociates an object with an ICANN-determined Geographic Region.
Has countryAssociates a page with a country. Territory names are extracted from ISO 3166, "Country Codes".
Has entity typeSpecifies the primary classification or fundamental type of the page's subject (e.g., Event, Organization, Person).
Organization +
Has focusAssociates an object with a focus theme. Not normalized.