.mp

Infobox Top level domain
name=.mp
background=#CCF


introduced=1996
type=Country code top-level domain
status=Inactive as of June 2007
registry=Saipan DataCom, Inc.
sponsor=Saipan DataCom, Inc.
intendeduse=Entities connected with Northern Mariana Islands
actualuse=Marketed as a domain for sites usable on mobile devices
restrictions=No registration restrictions; however, sites are hosted on registry's own servers and must be built using their tools, and there are different rules for personal and corporate registrants
structure=Registrations are directly at second level; there are a few sites related to the Northern Mariana Islands in third level domains under such second level names as .gov.mp and .org.mp
document= [http://get.mp/pdf/ps/registration_agreement.pdf Registration and service agreement] ; [http://get.mp/pdf/ps/transfer_agreement.pdf Voluntary transfer agreement]
disputepolicy= [http://get.mp/pdf/ps/whois_data_request.pdf WHOIS data request agreement and complaint form]
website= [http://get.mp/ get.mp] |

.mp is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Northern Mariana Islands. While 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 .com.mp), the get.mp site shows a message that states "dotMP coming summer 2008" and does not provide an explanation of what is planned, beyond a simple series of slogans:
*it's all about you
*it's about identity
*it's about ownership
*it's about communication
*it's about community
*it's about relationships
*it's about privacy
*it's about people
*it's about life
*it's about sharing [ [http://get.mp get.mp] : Retrieved 15-Feb-2008.]

Registration and hosting

There are some sites related to the Northern Mariana Islands in third-level domains under .gov.mp, .org.mp, and .com.mp, which are not subject to the registry hosting rules, but there is no indication as to if or how any additional names of this sort may be registered.

Official registry site

The ICANN WHOIS [http://www.iana.org/root-whois/mp.htm (accessed 28 Apr 2007)] gives two official registry sites, at nic.mp and get.mp.

Chi.mp

The chi.mp web site is currently in an 'alpha' stage of development, and offering free .mp domains to applicants.

Notes and references

External links

* [http://www.iana.org/root-whois/mp.htm IANA .mp whois information]
* [http://get.mp/ .mp domain registration website]
* [http://get.mp/ps/company.html Registry company info]