In a one of its kind initiative, the Telecommunications Regularity Authority (TRA) of Oman has launched “.oman” domain for Arabic internet users. The new initiative will facilitate individuals and institutions to use the domain as an address for their websites. The process of creating new domain begun in 2012, when, the Sultanate, on behalf of the TRA, received approval to create .oman
Under the initiative, SMEs and personal Omani websites that have a high visitor number and contribute to society will be prioritized. Besides this, one year free subscription will be provided to the first 120 websites registered, where 15 are allocated to the government and approved by the TRA.
For registration process, users have to fill up an application form providing name of the Arabic web address of their choice. The form undergoes a review by the Domain Names Administration. On approval, users have to complete the registration with one of the four accredited registrars. These are Omantel, Ooredoo, Gulfcybertech and Oman Data Park.
Speaking on the registration of websites under the new domain, Aisha Al Mamari or TRA said “This has a unique factor to it. When users register their website under the domain, they will possess the pride of Arabic identity. As a result, Oman’s presence will be well known throughout the Internet because the domain is the name of the Sultanate,” said Aisha Al Mamari of the TRA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: https://www.tra.gov.om/