| .om | |
| Introduced: | 11 April 1996 |
| Type: | Country code top-level domain |
| Status: | Active |
| Sponsor: | Oman Telecommunication Regulatory Authority |
| Registry: | Oman Telecommunication Regulatory Authority |
| Intendeduse: | Entities connected with |
| Actualuse: | Popular in Oman; also used in typosquatting due to misspellings of .com domains |
| Document: | Policy |
| Website: | Name Administration |
.om is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Oman. .om domains are used by less than 0.1% of all websites.[1]
Currently, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority is the registry of .om ccTLD.[2] The Authority is solely responsible for the management of the top level Internet domain name “.om” and “.عمان”. They are responsible for auto-renewing registered domains.[3] In doing so, the Authority may:
The top-level .om consists of the following domain zones:
| Zone | Registration Categories | |
|---|---|---|
| .om | For the administrative sections of the government and the authorized firms in Oman, and from 2014 onwards, available to Omani companies and individuals.[4] | |
| .co.om | For registered companies and businesses in Oman | |
| .com.om | ||
| .org.om | For general public firms (non-profit) permitted by Oman | |
| .net.om | For firms that provide telecommunication services in Oman | |
| .edu.om | For public or private educational institutes | |
| .gov.om | For government agencies in Oman | |
| .museum.om | For government or private entities that own or operate Omani museums | |
| .pro.om | For trade unions and professional associations licensed by Oman, such as licensed doctors’ and engineers’ or any member of them. | |
| .med.om | For government or private medical firms |
See main article: Accredited registrar. The accredited registrar is any person or entity authorized by the Authority under an agreement (Registrar Accreditation) to receive registration applications of Internet domains, make a decision, register, transfer, stop, delete them and taking any steps necessary related to the domain names within the defined lines in the Registrar Accreditation Agreement.[5] The Authority will review the applications submitted to it from the firms and establishments wanting to receive accreditation from the Authority and make decisions.
The current Accredited Registrars as of September 2022 are:[6]
.om domains were used in a typosquatting attack in 2016 to target Netflix users mistakenly visiting netflix.om instead of netflix.com, along with other websites.[7] [8] [9]