.mo is the
Internet
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country code
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The term ''country code'' frequently re ...
top-level domain
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(
ccTLD
A country code top-level domain (ccTLD) is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country, sovereign state, or dependent territory identified with a country code. All ASCII ccTLD identifiers are two letters long, and all tw ...
) for
Macau
Macau or Macao is a special administrative regions of China, special administrative region of the People's Republic of China (PRC). With a population of about people and a land area of , it is the most List of countries and dependencies by p ...
. It was introduced on 17 September 1992.
History
The registry for this domain name is operated by the Macao Network Information Centre (MONIC). Operated by the
University of Macau
The University of Macau (UM or UMAC) is a public comprehensive research university in Macau. The university campus is located in Hengqin, Hengqin Island, Zhuhai, Guangdong, on a piece of land leased to and under the jurisdiction of the Governmen ...
since 1992, MONIC administers the registration of the country-code domain names ccTLD.
To further promote the development of services, the
Government of Macau
The Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region, commonly known as the Macao Government, is the Executive_(government), executive authorities of Macau. Formed on 20 December 1999 in accordance with the Sino-Portuguese Joint Declarati ...
changed the operation entity of MONIC. Effective from 12 March 2011, HNET Asia Limited
HNET Asia Limited
/ref> appointed by the Macau government, is responsible for operating MONIC.
Registration
".mo" domain names can be registered at both the second and third level, with registration restrictions apply.
Internationalized domains
In early 2015, two new top level domains were reserved for Macau. They are (in simplified Chinese) and (in traditional Chinese). MONIC has requested these domains.
See also
* .hk (Hong Kong
Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...
)
* .cn (Mainland China
"Mainland China", also referred to as "the Chinese mainland", is a Geopolitics, geopolitical term defined as the territory under direct administration of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in the aftermath of the Chinese Civil War. In addit ...
)
References
External links
IANA .mo whois information
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Country code top-level domains
Communications in Macau
sv:Toppdomän#M