Microsoft has just registered bi.ng

I tried hunting through the government website, and it lists a large number of registrars, but none of them seem to offer an easy way to sign up for one. Keep in mind the following things though:

(1) You need to have a business in Nigeria

(2) ccTLDs are subject to local laws, so be careful before basing your brand around a ccTLD name. Case in point: Bitly http://workbench.cadenhead.org/news/3503/bitly-builds-busine...

tyng3• 15 years ago

Very true, without the power of Microsoft it's hard to maintain that domain name... in such a remote place.. I mind as well just give up.

And likewise I searched the government website and none of its accredited registrars offer straight .ng registration

oewete5• 15 years ago

Official Registry Link for .ng ccTLD : http://www.nira.org.ng

jonknee• 15 years ago

You can use the one Microsoft did: http://www.webdomains.com.ng/

tyng3• 15 years ago

Unfortunately they don't offer .ng on their website, probably still a over-the-counter thing

oewete5• 15 years ago

http://www.webdomains.com.ng/cpanel.php?page=sldwhois

pohl• 15 years ago

They neglected to grab bu.ng while they were at it.

dmethvin• 15 years ago

I wonder if this is just defensive. Given Nigeria's reputation for Internet scams and bit.ly's problems with Libya, would Microsoft really want to build a URL shortener around this TLD?

zitterbewegung• 15 years ago

I'm wondering why it doesn't point anywhere? Couldn't they point it to bing.com for the time being before they do something else (url shortener ? )

gramakri• 15 years ago

I thought two letters domains are not sold anymore? (i.e 'bi' is 2 letters) Or this is a restriction only for certain TLD like .com, .org?

oewete5• 15 years ago

Registration Url :

http://www.webdomains.com.ng/cpanel.php?page=sldwhois

Microsoft has just registered bi.ng

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