.CF ccTLD

.CF domain name is the ccTLD for Central African Republic. 

Central African Republic with its estimated population of 4,576,000, ranks as the 37th most populous country in Africa. The Central African Republic is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, South Sudan to the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the south, the Republic of the Congo to the southwest and Cameroon to the west.In Central African Republic the primary used language is French.

A .cf domain could be one of the best choices for local and international companies wanting to represent their business in the Central African Republic. 
The .cf domain has been around since 1996.

Mandatory Requirements for .CF Domain Names

• The Domain Name may only contain numbers (0-9), dashes and Latin letters, and its combination,
• The Domain Name with capital and lowercase letters are not differentiated between;
• The Domain Name shall not start and end with a dash;
• The minimum number of symbols for Domain Name is 4 (four) and maximum- 63 (sixty-three).
• Other special characters, spaces or stressed vowels (such as à, é, ò, í) are not permitted.

.CF Domain activation

The domain name can be activated when the payment is complete and we have all the requested documents (including the payment confirmation). .cf domain names are available for 10 year(s). The domain registration time frame for .cf during general availability is 1 Day. 

Any individual or organization are allowed to register a .cf extension.

Certain domains are reserved and can only be registered as Domain Names under special conditions. 

Required Information in the Domain name registration Application

• Organization name (in the case of a company)
• First Name
• Last Name
• Legal Address
• Country
• City
• Zip code
• Phone Number
• Email address
• Name servers (can be used the default servers as well)

Notice: If the Registrar or Registrant submits incomplete information, Registry reserves its right to request from the Registrar to submit respective data. If the requested data is not provided within 7 (seven) working days, the Registry is authorized to suspend functioning of the Domain Name.

Private Whois Registration

At present, the .cf domain zone does not provide means to hide the information of the domain owner. All information (name, address, email, etc.) will be displayed in WHOIS.

Domain Transfer from registrar to registrar

The transfer process performs based on EPP code. The registrant should request the code from the losing registrar and provide the gaining one.

The transfer code is valid for 7 days only. So, if it expires it needs to be generated again. The transfer process completed in 7 working days. Only after that, the domain can be managed by the owner.

Domain Renewal

If the Registrant via the intermediation does not renew the domain name, it will be Suspended during the 30 (thirty) days period from the expiry date of the domain name registration. After the lapse of the 30 (thirty) days period, the Registry is obliged to cancel domain name registration and delete data related to the domain name from the Domain Name Register. The domain will become available for everyone.

.CF Registry

The main purpose of domain name Registries, including .cf domain registry, is to keep all information about registered domains together with the registrant names and other data. .cf is administered by the Central African Society of Telecommunications. Dot CF is an initiative of the Societe Centrafricaine de Telecommunications in Bangui, the Central African Republic in partnership with Freenom.

Using GlobalR.com's .cf domain registry service will give your company a competitive advantage straight away. 

Our team is always here to guide you through .cf domain registration and provide you with the top level service and support.