.mw
Encyclopedia
.mw is the Internet
country code
top-level domain
(ccTLD) for Malawi
. In 2002 the IANA
recommended that administration of the ccTLD be transferred to the Malawi Sustainable Development Network Programme from Computer Solutions LTD
Prices for .mw domains are 100 USD for the first two years, followed by 50 USD per year.
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
country code
Country code
Country codes are short alphabetic or numeric geographical codes developed to represent countries and dependent areas, for use in data processing and communications. Several different systems have been developed to do this. The best known of these is ISO 3166-1...
top-level domain
Top-level domain
A top-level domain is one of the domains at the highest level in the hierarchical Domain Name System of the Internet. The top-level domain names are installed in the root zone of the name space. For all domains in lower levels, it is the last part of the domain name, that is, the last label of a...
(ccTLD) for Malawi
Malawi
The Republic of Malawi is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast, and Mozambique on the east, south and west. The country is separated from Tanzania and Mozambique by Lake Malawi. Its size...
. In 2002 the IANA
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority is the entity that oversees global IP address allocation, autonomous system number allocation, root zone management in the Domain Name System , media types, and other Internet Protocol-related symbols and numbers...
recommended that administration of the ccTLD be transferred to the Malawi Sustainable Development Network Programme from Computer Solutions LTD
Prices for .mw domains are 100 USD for the first two years, followed by 50 USD per year.
Second-level domains
In addition to registrations directly at the second level, it is also possible to register third-level names beneath these names. For the most part, the descriptions of the types of organizations each domain is for are advisory, and are not actually enforced.- ac.mw - academic institutions
- co.mw - commercial organisations
- com.mw - an alternative for commercial organisations
- coop.mw - cooperative associations
- edu.mw - degree granting academic institutions
- gov.mw - restricted to government preferably Malawi Government
- int.mw - international treaty organisations
- museum.mw - museums, historical, documentation or diplay organisations
- net.mw - networking organisations
- org.mw - non-profit making organisations