.mx

.mx

Introduced	1989
TLD type	Country code top-level domain
Status	Active
Registry	NIC México
Sponsor	ITESM
Intended use	Entities connected with  Mexico
Actual use	No nexus/presence requirement is enforced, but most use is in Mexico
Registered domains	414,401 (Apr 2010)[1]
Registration restrictions	None for .mx nor .com.mx; other subdomains may have restrictions
Structure	Second-level registrations after October 31, 2009; registration at third level beneath generic-category 2nd level domains
Dispute policies	LDRP
Website	nic.mx

.mx is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Mexico, which recently has been re-opened to new registrations by NIC México^[2]. In 2009, The .mx ccTLD will be rolled out in 3 steps^[3]:

• Sunrise Period from May 1 to July 31, 2009, waiting period, registrants who have already registered any another .MX second-level domain would be able to register their domain for 1 year
• Waiting period from August 1 to August 31, 2009, to set up the domains registered in the Sunrise Period, and to resolve domain name disputes
• Initial Registration Period from September 1 to October 31, 2009, in this part the registration will be done with the policy First-come, first-served and only for 1 year with a special set of prices.

After the three phases, .MX registrations will be open for the public.

Second-level domains

Up to August 2009 domain registrations besides .MX, consist of third-level names beneath second-level names which parallel some of the top-level domains:

• .com.mx: Commercial entities (actually unrestricted, like .com)
• .net.mx: Network providers (registration limited to qualifying entities)
• .org.mx: Non-profit organizations (registration limited to qualifying entities)
• .edu.mx: Educational institutions (registration limited to qualifying entities)
• .gob.mx: Federal, State or Municipal Governmental entities only (.gob derives from the Spanish word for government: "Gobierno")

Currently second level domains can be registered directly under .mx.^[4]

On April 30, 2009, second level domain registrations were 0.06% of the total. A month later the value was up to 4.9% On April 30, 2010, second level registrations were 21.4% of the total.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Registry.mx. "Estadísticas mensuales" (in (Spanish)). https://www.registry.mx/jsf/domain_statistics/monthly/info.jsf. Retrieved May 11, 2010. 
2. ^ "NIC Mexico announces the phases for the re-opening of domain name registrations directly under .MX.". NIC México. 2009-02-10. http://www.registry.mx/jsf/news_list/search/info.jsf?Id=24&type=1&currentNewsType=0. Retrieved 2009-03-04. 
3. ^ "NIC México anuncia las etapas de la reapertura de dominios directamente bajo .MX." (in Spanish). NIC México. 2009-02-10. http://www.nic.mx/es/Noticias_2?NEWS=313. Retrieved 2009-02-14. 
4. ^ Registry .mx, Initial Registration Period Star[t]s on September 1st, 2009

External links

• IANA .mx whois information
• Official .MX Registry site