.mp is the
Internet
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ccTLD
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) for
Northern Mariana Islands
The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI; ch, Sankattan Siha Na Islas Mariånas; cal, Commonwealth Téél Falúw kka Efáng llól Marianas), is an unincorporated territory and commonw ...
. There are a few sites related to the Northern Mariana Islands in this domain (such as governmental sites under .gov.mp and a few sites in .org.mp and .co.mp). The get.mp site allows users to register and manage .mp domains. The .mp name comes from
ISO 3166 which specifies MP as the two letter designation for the
Northern Mariana Islands
The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI; ch, Sankattan Siha Na Islas Mariånas; cal, Commonwealth Téél Falúw kka Efáng llól Marianas), is an unincorporated territory and commonw ...
.
Official registry site
Domain name registry services for .mp domains are operated by Saipan DataCom, a local ISP.
["IANA — .mp Domain Delegation Data"]
2009-05-21 Domains with four or more characters may be purchased for $20. Premium domains under four characters range in price, with two-character domains running $5,000 for a three-year registration. There are some sites related to the Northern Mariana Islands under third-level domains .gov.mp and .co.mp.
Whois services
The MP Domain does not have public whois services available. Saipan DataCom will provide whois data in cases of potential trademark infringement. Although ICANN documents specify whois.nic.mp
[ as of July 2018 this host does not resolve.
]
Chi.mp
Saipan DataCom formerly operated chi.mp, a content hub and identity management platform providing .mp domains and websites. Old free .mp registrations provided earlier by chi.mp were terminated without a notice and the chi.mp web site has been defunct since at least May 2013. As of August 2021 get.mp is offering chi.mp for sale for $20,000.00.domain hack
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(mailchi.mp) to redirect to its main website.
Notes and references
See also
*Internet in the United States
The Internet in the United States grew out of the ARPANET
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* Internet in the Northern Mariana Islands
* .us
External links
get.mp Registry
Registry Terms and Privacy
* List o
gov.mp and co.mp
domains in Google's index.
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Country code top-level domains
Communications in the Northern Mariana Islands
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