.ug

.ug
Introduced	8 March 1995
TLD type	Country code top-level domain
Status	Active
Registry
Sponsor
Intended use	Entities connected with Uganda
Actual use	Gets some use in Uganda
Registration restrictions	None
Structure	Registrations may be made at second level or at third level beneath various second level labels
Documents	Terms and conditions
Dispute policies	UDRP
DNSSEC	yes
Registry website	Uganda Online registry

.ug is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Uganda. It is currently managed by Infinity Computers and Communication Company (i3C) on behalf of Uganda Online.

Second-level domains[]

Registrations were traditionally made under these second-level subdomains:^[1]

.co.ug – Commercial entities
.ac.ug – Educational Institution offering diplomas, degrees and higher academic awards
.sc.ug – Primary, secondary and lower educational branches
.go.ug – Government Agencies and independent authorities under government
.ne.ug – Network providers or special equipment for network provision
.or.ug – Non governmental institutions
.org.ug – Non governmental institutions
.com.ug – Commercial entities
.med.ug – Medical entities or health institutions
.ngo.ug – Non governmental organizations in Uganda
.law.ug – Legal firms and practitioners in Uganda
.ltd.ug – Commercial companies and business entities in Uganda (public or private limited companies)
.inc.ug – Commercial companies and business entities in Uganda (corporations)

However, registrations are now being taken directly at the second level. Whois information of .ug domains can be obtained from whois.co.ug. Registration of the domains can be done at registry.co.ug. There are roughly 10,000 .ug domains as of 2018.^{[citation needed]}

Disputes over administration[]

In 2014, Ugandan Members of Parliament called for an investigation after a revelation that a private firm, Infinity Computers and Communication Company (i3c, formerly known as Computer Frontiers), owned Uganda's top-level Internet domain. During a Finance Committee the MPs pressed ICT minister John Nasasira to explain how the private company came to own the domain, which could endanger national security.^[2]

The MPs resolved to contact the registrar of companies to furnish them with the details of the proprietors of i3c and asked the minister to explain the circumstances under which the company took over the domain.^[2]

Unlike countries like China which put restrictions on the domain purchasing process, Uganda ccTLD managers don't put any restriction on who can register domain names.^[3]

References[]

^ Ayebare, Mucunguzi (February 17, 2020). "A Step by Step Guide to buying Uganda's .ug Domain Name - Campaign Digital Marketing Uganda ®". Campain® Digital Marketing Uganda. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Yasin, Mugerwa (August 27, 2014). "A private firm owns Uganda's Internet domain name – MPs call for Investigation". Daily Monitor. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
^ "A Step by Step Guide to buying Uganda's .ug Domain Name". Campaign. 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2020-02-17.

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[1] Ayebare, Mucunguzi (February 17, 2020). "A Step by Step Guide to buying Uganda's .ug Domain Name - Campaign Digital Marketing Uganda ®". Campain® Digital Marketing Uganda. Retrieved February 17, 2020.

[:0-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Yasin, Mugerwa (August 27, 2014). "A private firm owns Uganda's Internet domain name – MPs call for Investigation". Daily Monitor. Retrieved August 28, 2018.

[3] "A Step by Step Guide to buying Uganda's .ug Domain Name". Campaign. 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2020-02-17.

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