Introduced | October 22, 1996 |
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TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
Status | Active as of January 2009 |
Registry | Saipan DataCom, Inc. |
Sponsor | Saipan DataCom, Inc. |
Intended use | Entities connected with Northern Mariana Islands |
Actual use | Marketed as a domain for sites usable on mobile devices; sometimes used where MP stands for Member of Parliament |
Registration restrictions | No registration restrictions; purchased domains have no restrictions |
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 |
Documents | Registration and Service Agreement; Cancellation and Transfer policy |
Dispute policies | UDRP Dispute Resolution Policy |
Registry website | get |
.mp is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Northern Mariana Islands. 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 .co.mp). The get.mp site allows users to register and manage .mp domains. The .mp name comes from ISO 3166[1] which specifies MP as the two letter designation for the Northern Mariana Islands.