Introduced | 1989 |
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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 | 414,401 (April 2010) |
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 |
Website | nic.mx |
DNSSEC | No |
.mx is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Mexico, which in 2009 was re-opened to new registrations by NIC México. In 2009, the .mx ccTLD will be rolled out in three steps:
After the three phases, .mx registrations will be open for the public.
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:
Currently second level domains can be registered directly under .mx.
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.