.zw is the

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) for Zimbabwe. Although no registry Web site is shown in the IANA whois listing, at least .co.zw registrations are presently being taken by the Zimbabwe Internet Service Providers Association, whose charter claims that one of the purposes of the organization's founding was to oversee the .zw domain. .ac.zw registrations are being taken by the

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. Applications are handled by this institution's Computer Centre. As with the general norm, .ac.zw registrations are for academic institutions. .org.zw registrations are taken by the country's fixed telecommunications provider, TelOne. These are intended for use by

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, and similar organisations but any restrictions are not clear. TelOne is also listed as the administrative and technical contact of the domain.

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IANA .zw whois information
Country code top-level domains Communications in Zimbabwe Computer-related introductions in 1991 Internet in Zimbabwe {{Zimbabwe-stub sv:Toppdomän#Z