.mx

.mx

Introduced	1 February 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 or presence requirement is enforced, but most use is in Mexico
Registered domains	1,339,046 (2022-12-19)[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 second-level domains
Dispute policies	LDRP
DNSSEC	Yes
Registry website	NIC México Dominios.mx

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

• Sunrise period from 1 May to 31 July 2009, waiting period, registrants who have already registered any other .MX second-level domain were able to register their domain for one year
• Waiting period from 1 August to 31 August 2009, to set up the domains registered in the Sunrise period, and to resolve domain name disputes
• Initial registration period from 1 September to 31 October 2009; in this part the registration will be done with the policy first-come, first-served and only for one year with a special set of prices.^{[needs update]}

After the three phases, .mx registrations was opened to 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)
• .ngo.mx: Non-profit organizations or Civil society organizations (registration NOT 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.^{[citation needed]}

On 30 April 2009, second level domain registrations were 0.06% of the total. A month later the value was up to 4.9% On 30 April 2010, second level registrations were 21.4% of the total.^[4]

See also

• Internet in Mexico

References

External links

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