.mx is the
Internet
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country code
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top-level domain
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(
ccTLD
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) for
Mexico
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, which in 2009 was re-opened to new registrations by
NIC México. In 2009, the .mx ccTLD was rolled out in three steps:
*
Sunrise period from 1 May to 31 July 2009,
waiting period, registrants who have already registered any other .MX second-level domain were able to register their domain for one year
* Waiting period from 1 August to 31 August 2009, to set up the domains registered in the Sunrise period, and to resolve domain name disputes
* Initial registration period from 1 September to 31 October 2009; in this part the registration will be done with the
policy
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first-come, first-served and only for one year with a special set of prices.
After the three phases, .mx registrations was opened to the public.
Second-level domains
Up to August 2009 domain registrations besides .MX, consist of third-level names beneath
second-level names which parallel some of the
top-level domain
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s:
* .com.mx: Commercial entities (actually unrestricted, like
.com)
* .net.mx: Network providers (registration limited to qualifying entities)
* .org.mx: Non-profit organizations (registration limited to qualifying entities)
* .ngo.mx: Non-profit organizations or Civil society organizations (registration NOT limited to qualifying entities)
* .edu.mx: Educational institutions (registration limited to qualifying entities)
* .gob.mx: Federal, State or Municipal Governmental entities only (''.gob'' derives from the
Spanish word for government: "''Gobierno''")
Currently second level domains can be registered directly under .mx.
On 30 April 2009, second level domain registrations were 0.06% of the total. A month later the value was up to 4.9% On 30 April 2010, second level registrations were 21.4% of the total.
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See also
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Internet in Mexico
References
External links
IANA .mx whois informationOfficial .MX Registry site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mx
Country code top-level domains
Computer-related introductions in 1989
Internet in Mexico
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