Deutsch.so
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| Introduced | 28 August 1997 |
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| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | SONIC |
| Sponsor | Somali Network Information Center |
| Intended use | Entities connected with  Somalia |
| Actual use | Recently re-established |
| Registration restrictions | Limited to institutions and organizations in Somalia, residents of Somalia, others who have a legitimate, clear and provable connection to Somalia |
| Structure | Registrations can be made via authorized registrars |
| Documents | Somalia .so |
| Dispute policies | .so domain name registration policies WIPO |
| Registry website | sonic |
.so is the internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Somalia. 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.[1] It was launched through various accredited registrars around the world.
On 11 July 2013 the ISO 3166-1 code for Somalia changed to reflect the SO used for the ccTLD.
On July 8, 2015, the .so ccTLD registry was transferred to the Somali Network Information Center (SONIC),[2] which introduced new limitations on purchasing .so domain names by persons and organizations not affiliated with Somalia.[3][4] As a result, several registrars suspended the registration of new .so domain names.[5]
On March 9, 2018, Somalia's newly established telecom regulator The National Communications Authority (NCA) took full control of the country's top-level internet domain (dotSO) from the Somali National Information Center (SONIC) and Cloudy Registry, who ran the operations and the management of the domain Registry.[6]
- ^ "SO Registry". Archived from the original on 2014-10-31. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
- ^ "Migration - SONIC". Archived from the original on 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
- ^ "OpenProvider: Upcoming Changes to SO Domains". Archived from the original on 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
- ^ ".so domain names". Gandi.net. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
- ^ "About .so Domains". uk.godaddy.com.
- ^ "Somalia's new telecom regulator takes control of top-level domain - Xinhua | English.news.cn". Archived from the original on March 9, 2018.
| Contract period | 1 Year |
|---|---|
| Registration | 98.06 € |
| Transfer | 194.89 € |
| Renew | 98.06 € |
| Owner change | Free |
| WHOIS privacy | Not available |
| Transfer lock | Available |
