.et
Internet country code top-level domain for Ethiopia
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.et is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Ethiopia. Ethio Telecom offer top-levels domains as second- and third-level domains.
| Introduced | 15 October 1995 |
|---|---|
| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | Ethio Telecom |
| Sponsor | Ethio Telecom |
| Intended use | Entities connected with  Ethiopia |
| Actual use | Has some limited use in Ethiopia, sometimes used for typosquatting websites due to misspellings of .net |
| Registration restrictions | Some second-level domains restricted to certain entities |
| Structure | Registrations are made at the second- or third-level |
| Documents | Service agreement |
| Registry website | myportal |
Ethio Telecom, the state-owned telecommunication services provider of Ethiopia, is the registry operator of the domain, and is supported by the registry system developed by ZDNS, an internet infrastructure service provider from China.
Second-level domains
A number of second-level domains for Ethiopia exist:[1]
- .com.et, for commercial companies.
- .gov.et, reserved for governmental organizations.
- .org.et, for non-profit organizations and non-governmental organizations.
- .edu.et, reserved for educational institutions.
- .net.et, for network-related companies.
- .name.et, for individuals.
- .mil.et, for the Ethiopian National Defense Force
