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. From the early 1990s to the early 2000s the domain was managed on behalf of the Republic of Kiribati by Connect.com.au, an

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as original sponsor, then transferred to the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources Development of Kiribati and finally to the Ministry of Communications, Transport, and Tourism Development. In 2002 direct management of the ccTLD was transferred to

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. This initial set up was done by Franck Martin. As of 2007, the registry is being handled by the Telecommunications Authority of Kiribati using a system of multiple registrars similar to that used by gTLDs; however, few sites are using .ki domains. Because of the location of Kiribati and limited Internet connection, it is not uncommon for a website in Kiribati, such as a government website, to be very slow or inaccessible; however, many .ki sites are hosted outside Kiribati. .ki is a member of CoCCA, a group of country-code domains making use of common registry and/or dispute resolution services.

Second-level domains

Domains can be registered directly under ''.ki'', or at the third level beneath ''com.ki'', ''biz.ki'', ''net.ki'', ''info.ki'', ''org.ki'', ''gov.ki'', ''edu.ki'', ''mob.ki'', and ''tel.ki''. The fee for a second-level domain is AUD1,000, whilst all others with the exception of edu.ki, which costs AUD50, are AUD150. edu.ki and gov.ki and reserved for their respective entities in Kiribati, such as The University of the South Pacific, Kiribati Centre.

External links

IANA .ki whois information

Kiribati NIC (archived 5 December 2012)

Telecom Services Kiribati Limited

Domain information at Telecommunications Authority of Kiribati
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