.Mo

.mo

Introduced	17 September 1992
TLD type	Country code top-level domain
Status	Active
Registry	Macao Network Information Centre
Sponsor	Government of Macau
Intended use	Entities connected with Portuguese Macau (1992–1999) Macau SAR, China (1999–present)
Actual use	Gets limited use in Macau
Registration restrictions	Limited to local businesses and organizations in Macau
Structure	Second-level registrations are now available to registrants who already have the same name at third level
Documents	Regulations
Registry website	MONIC

.mo can also refer to the file extension of binary files that have been compiled from .po files using GNU gettext.

The registry for this domain name is operated by the Macao Network Information Centre (MONIC). Operated by the University of Macau since 1992, MONIC administers the registration of the country-code domain names ccTLD.

To further promote the development of services, the Government of Macau changed the operation entity of MONIC. Effective from 12 March 2011, HNET Asia Limited appointed by the Macau government, is responsible for operating MONIC.

HNET aims at optimising and developing the Macau domain name. It will be contributing to the development of the internet industry in Macau, as well as deploying Chinese domain names (including at the Top-Level, .澳門), DNSSEC and other capabilities for the registry.

At present, domain names are open to local businesses and organisations and cannot be registered by the general public.

Second-level Domain name registrations:

• .mo, .澳門 - commercial entities in Macau

Third-level Domain name registrations:

• .com.mo, .公司.mo, .公司.澳門 - commercial entities
• .edu.mo, .教育.mo, .教育.澳門 - educational institutions
• .gov.mo, .政府.mo, .政府.澳門 - government departments
• .net.mo, .網絡.mo, .網絡.澳門 - network service providers
• .org.mo, .組織.mo, .組織.澳門 - non-profit organizations

In early 2015 two new top level domains were reserved for Macau. They are .澳门 (in simplified Chinese) and .澳門 (in traditional Chinese). MONIC has requested these domains.

• .hk (Hong Kong)
• .cn (Mainland China)