.ms

ccTLD
Type	ccTLD
Country
Implemented	March 6, 1997
Registry	MNI Networks Ltd.
Websites	nic.ms

.ms is the ccTLD for Montserrat, a British Overseas Territory. It is managed by MNI Networks Ltd.

Delegation History

At first, .mp was managed by AdamNames Ltd, located in the United Kingdom.

MNI Networks Ltd, domiciled in Montserrat, sent a request to ICANN on May 12, 2008 asking for the redelegation of .mp. Both the Government of Montserrat and AdamNames Ltd supported the redelegation, which was granted by ICANN.

Rules and Restrictions

Anyone can register a .mp domain name.

A domain name may be revoked if it is used for offensive, immoral or illegal purposes, including "Spam".

Second-level Domains

The following second-level domains are available for worldwide registration: ".com.ms", ".net.ms", and ".org.ms".

".edu.ms" is available only to valid local Montserrat Educational Institutions.

".gov.ms" is available only to valid local Montserrat Government departments, agencies, ministries, etc.

Characters

• Only letters, numbers, or hyphen ("-") are allowed.
• Domain names cannot begin or end with a hyphen.
• Domain names cannot have more than 63 characters, not including the second or the top-level domain.
• The maximum length of a complete (Fully Qualified, FQDN) domain name (including .separators) is 255 characters.
• The inimum length of a domain name is 1 character, not including extensions.
• A name may begin with a digit.
• One and two character domain names are allowed.

Country code top-level domain. Determined by "ISO 3166-1: Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions — Part 1: Country codes".