Two-Character Letter/Letter Label Comments and Mitigation Measures
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TLD | Two Characters | Comments from Government | Last updated | RO Mitigation Plan | RO Name | BRAND TLD |
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lol | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | No | ||
london | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | No | ||
lotte | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigationlotte MitigationBy Lotte Holdings Co., Ltd. .lotte 2 Letter Codes Mitigation Plan 2016-04-25 | Lotte Holdings Co., Ltd. | Yes |
lotto | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigationlotto MitigationBy Afilias Afilias has reviewed the comments submitted for the release of certain 2 character labels. We have taken these comments into consideration and will will continue to block the respective labels at the second level until further notice to avoid confusion. 2016-04-20 | Afilias | No |
luxe | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigationluxe MitigationBy Minds + Machines Group Limited, Bayern Connect GmbH, Minds + Machines GmbH Registry Operator understands the concern that confusion may arise, and in order to mitigate such concern is willing to commit to: 2016-04-22 | Minds + Machines Group Limited, Bayern Connect GmbH, Minds + Machines GmbH | No |
luxury | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | No | ||
maison | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
man | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigationman MitigationBy MAN SE .man is a closed Brand TLD for the sole and exclusive use of MAN SE. 2016-04-21 | MAN SE | Yes |
management | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
market | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | United TLD Holdco | No |
marketing | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
markets | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigationmarkets MitigationBy dotBroker Registry, dotCFD Registry, dotForex Registry, dotMarkets Registry, dotSpreadbetting Registry, dotTrading Registry [collectively, the "Boston Ivy Registry"] Please find attached a document which outlines the Registry's plans to avoid confusion in respect of the below TLDs: View Documents 2016-04-21 | dotBroker Registry, dotCFD Registry, dotForex Registry, dotMarkets Registry, dotSpreadbetting Registry, dotTrading Registry [collectively, the "Boston Ivy Registry"] | No |
marriott | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigationmarriott MitigationBy Marriott Worldwide Corporation Marriott Worldwide Corporation, the Registry Operator for the .MARRIOTT gTLD, has executed Specification 13 to the Registry Agreement. Specification 13 already contractually requires that Marriott Worldwide Corporation will apply measures which, by their very nature, avoid confusion with the corresponding country code, namely the following: 2016-04-20 | Marriott Worldwide Corporation | Yes |
mba | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
media | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
meet | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigationmeet MitigationBy Charleston Road Registry Inc. (d/b/a Google Registry) Please find attached Google Registry's proposed mechanisms to avoid confusion between the use of two-letter labels in its top level domains and the corresponding country codes. View Documents 2016-04-22 | Charleston Road Registry Inc. (d/b/a Google Registry) | No |
melbourne | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigationmelbourne MitigationBy The Crown in right of the State of Victoria, represented by its Department of State Development, Business and Innovation Proposed Measure to Avoid Confusion 2016-03-31 | The Crown in right of the State of Victoria, represented by its Department of State Development, Business and Innovation | No |
memorial | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
menu | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | No | ||
miami | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigationmiami MitigationBy Minds + Machines Group Limited, Bayern Connect GmbH, Minds + Machines GmbH Registry Operator understands the concern that confusion may arise, and in order to mitigate such concern is willing to commit to: 2016-04-22 | Minds + Machines Group Limited, Bayern Connect GmbH, Minds + Machines GmbH | No |
microsoft | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigationmicrosoft MitigationBy Microsoft Corporation Proposed Measure to Avoid Confusion—Brand TLD (Specification 13) 2016-04-05 | Microsoft Corporation | Yes |
mini | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigationmini MitigationBy Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft Please find Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft's "Mitigation Measures to Avoid Confusion" (concerning 2-letter labels in general) for the “.MINI” and the ."BMW" TLDs attached. View Documents 2016-04-23 | Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft | Yes |
moda | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | United TLD Holdco | No |
moe | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | No | ||
moi | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigationmoi MitigationBy Amazon Registry Services, Inc. Proposed Release of 2-Character Letter-Letter Combinations in .AUTHOR, .BOT, .BUY, .CALL, .CIRCLE, .COUPON, .DEAL, .FAST, .GOT, .HOT, .JOT, .JOY, .LIKE, .MOI, .NOW, .PAY, .PIN, .READ, .ROOM, .SAFE, .SECURE, .SAVE, .SMILE, .SONG, .SPOT, .TALK, .TUNES, .TUSHU, .WANGGOU, and .xn--rovu88b. 2016-04-25 | Amazon Registry Services, Inc. | No |
mom | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | No | ||
monash | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | Yes | ||
money | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
monster | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | No | ||
montblanc | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigationmontblanc MitigationBy Richemont DNS Inc. Proposed Measure to Avoid Confusion—Brand TLD (Specification 13) 2016-04-05 | Richemont DNS Inc. | Yes |
mortage | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | United TLD Holdco | No |
motorcycles | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigationmotorcycles MitigationBy DERAutos LLC, DERBoats LLC, DERHomes LLC, DERMotorcycles LLC, DERYachts LLC (collective Dominion Registries) See attached document View Documents 2016-04-26 | DERAutos LLC, DERBoats LLC, DERHomes LLC, DERMotorcycles LLC, DERYachts LLC (collective Dominion Registries) | No |
movie | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
mtpc | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigationmtpc MitigationBy Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation .mtpc two-letter-code plan 2016-04-25 | Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation | No |
mtr | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigationmtr MitigationBy MTR CORPORATION LIMITED To minimize the possibility of confusion for lables, ai, bh, bm, ci, cn, eg, gb, il, io, it, kr, ky, me, ms, pt, ru, sg, sh, su, tc, tw and uk, we have reserved those names at the second level of .mtr. In other words, no one can register and activate those domain names at the second level unless we received consent from ICANN and the relevant government body. 2016-03-24 | MTR CORPORATION LIMITED | Yes |
nagoya | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigationnagoya MitigationBy GMO Registry About .NAGOYA 2016-04-25 | GMO Registry | No |
navy | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | United TLD Holdco | No |
netbank | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-13 | Commonwealth Bank of Australia | Yes |
network | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
neustar | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | No | ||
news | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | United TLD Holdco | No |
nhk | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigationnhk MitigationBy Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) .nhk 2 Letter Codes Mitigation Plan 2016-04-25 | Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) | No |
nico | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigationnico MitigationBy DWANGO Co., Ltd. .nico 2 Letter Codes Mitigation Plan 2016-04-25 | DWANGO Co., Ltd. | Yes |
nikon | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | Yes | ||
ninja | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | United TLD Holdco | No |
nissan | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigationnissan MitigationBy NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD. 2 Letter Codes Mitigation Plan for NISSAN TLDs 2016-04-25 | NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD. | No |
nokia | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigationnokia MitigationBy Nokia Corporation .NOKIA TLD is a closed Brand new gTLD operated by Nokia Corporation 2016-04-12 | Nokia Corporation | Yes |
now | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigationnow MitigationBy Amazon Registry Services, Inc. Proposed Release of 2-Character Letter-Letter Combinations in .AUTHOR, .BOT, .BUY, .CALL, .CIRCLE, .COUPON, .DEAL, .FAST, .GOT, .HOT, .JOT, .JOY, .LIKE, .MOI, .NOW, .PAY, .PIN, .READ, .ROOM, .SAFE, .SECURE, .SAVE, .SMILE, .SONG, .SPOT, .TALK, .TUNES, .TUSHU, .WANGGOU, and .xn--rovu88b. 2016-04-25 | Amazon Registry Services, Inc. | No |
nrw | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigationnrw MitigationBy Minds + Machines Group Limited, Bayern Connect GmbH, Minds + Machines GmbH Registry Operator understands the concern that confusion may arise, and in order to mitigate such concern is willing to commit to: 2016-04-22 | Minds + Machines Group Limited, Bayern Connect GmbH, Minds + Machines GmbH | No |
nyc | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigationnyc MitigationBy The City of New York by and through the New York City Department of Information Technology & Telecommunications Proposed Measure to Avoid Confusion 2016-04-25 | The City of New York by and through the New York City Department of Information Technology & Telecommunications | No |
obi | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigationobi MitigationBy OBI Group Holding SE & Co. KGaA .obi is a closed top-level domain name for the sole and exclusive use of OBI Group Holding SE & Co. KGaA. 2016-04-25 | OBI Group Holding SE & Co. KGaA | Yes |
omega | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigationomega MitigationBy The Swatch Group Ltd Provide a brief explanation of the TLD: 2016-04-25 | The Swatch Group Ltd | Yes |
onl | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigationonl MitigationBy I-Registry Ltd. The .onl TLD provides a unique digital identity and facilitate the promotion of the brand ONL to Internet users in general. 2016-04-20 | I-Registry Ltd. | No |
online | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigationonline MitigationBy Radix Dear ICANN, 2016-04-25 | Radix | No |
ooo | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigationooo MitigationBy Infibeam Incorporation Ltd. The .OOO gTLD could be used for any entity launching or expanding an e-commerce venture as it offers a domain name of their choice. 2016-04-21 | Infibeam Incorporation Ltd. | No |
oracle | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | Yes | ||
orange | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigationorange MitigationBy Orange Brand Services Limited Provide a brief explanation of the TLD: 2016-04-25 | Orange Brand Services Limited | Yes |
organic | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigationorganic MitigationBy Afilias Afilias has reviewed the comments submitted for the release of certain 2 character labels. We have taken these comments into consideration and will will continue to block the respective labels at the second level until further notice to avoid confusion. 2016-04-20 | Afilias | No |
origins | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | Yes | ||
osaka | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | No | ||
otsuka | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigationotsuka MitigationBy Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd. .otsuka 2 Letter Codes Mitigation Plan 2016-04-25 | Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd. | Yes |
page | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigationpage MitigationBy Charleston Road Registry Inc. (d/b/a Google Registry) Please find attached Google Registry's proposed mechanisms to avoid confusion between the use of two-letter labels in its top level domains and the corresponding country codes. View Documents 2016-04-22 | Charleston Road Registry Inc. (d/b/a Google Registry) | No |
panerai | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigationpanerai MitigationBy Richemont DNS Inc. Proposed Measure to Avoid Confusion—Brand TLD (Specification 13) 2016-04-05 | Richemont DNS Inc. | Yes |
partners | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
parts | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
party | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigationparty MitigationBy Famous Four Media Limited By Famous Four media Limited. 2016-04-25 | Famous Four Media Limited | No |
pay | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigationpay MitigationBy Amazon Registry Services, Inc. Proposed Release of 2-Character Letter-Letter Combinations in .AUTHOR, .BOT, .BUY, .CALL, .CIRCLE, .COUPON, .DEAL, .FAST, .GOT, .HOT, .JOT, .JOY, .LIKE, .MOI, .NOW, .PAY, .PIN, .READ, .ROOM, .SAFE, .SECURE, .SAVE, .SMILE, .SONG, .SPOT, .TALK, .TUNES, .TUSHU, .WANGGOU, and .xn--rovu88b. 2016-04-25 | Amazon Registry Services, Inc. | No |
pet | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigationpet MitigationBy Afilias Afilias has reviewed the comments submitted for the release of certain 2 character labels. We have taken these comments into consideration and will will continue to block the respective labels at the second level until further notice to avoid confusion. 2016-04-20 | Afilias | No |
pharmacy | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigationpharmacy MitigationBy National Association of Boards of Pharmacy Background View Documents 2016-04-25 | National Association of Boards of Pharmacy | No |
philips | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigationphilips MitigationBy Koninklijke Philips N.V. Registry Operator will not register two letter SLDs that are equal to ccTLDs under its gTLD, unless: 2016-03-08 | Koninklijke Philips N.V. | Yes |
photo | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | No | ||
photography | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
photos | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
piaget | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigationpiaget MitigationBy Richemont DNS Inc. Proposed Measure to Avoid Confusion—Brand TLD (Specification 13) 2016-04-05 | Richemont DNS Inc. | Yes |
pics | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | No | ||
pictet | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigationpictet MitigationBy Pictet Europe S.A. .PICTET gTLD Confusion Avoidance Plan 2016-04-21 | Pictet Europe S.A. | Yes |
pictures | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
pin | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigationpin MitigationBy Amazon Registry Services, Inc. Proposed Release of 2-Character Letter-Letter Combinations in .AUTHOR, .BOT, .BUY, .CALL, .CIRCLE, .COUPON, .DEAL, .FAST, .GOT, .HOT, .JOT, .JOY, .LIKE, .MOI, .NOW, .PAY, .PIN, .READ, .ROOM, .SAFE, .SECURE, .SAVE, .SMILE, .SONG, .SPOT, .TALK, .TUNES, .TUSHU, .WANGGOU, and .xn--rovu88b. 2016-04-25 | Amazon Registry Services, Inc. | No |
pink | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigationpink MitigationBy Afilias Afilias has reviewed the comments submitted for the release of certain 2 character labels. We have taken these comments into consideration and will will continue to block the respective labels at the second level until further notice to avoid confusion. 2016-04-20 | Afilias | No |
pizza | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
place | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
play | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigationplay MitigationBy Charleston Road Registry Inc. (d/b/a Google Registry) Please find attached Google Registry's proposed mechanisms to avoid confusion between the use of two-letter labels in its top level domains and the corresponding country codes. View Documents 2016-04-22 | Charleston Road Registry Inc. (d/b/a Google Registry) | No |
plumbing | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
plus | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
pnc | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | Yes | ||
pohl | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigationpohl MitigationBy Deutsche Vermögensberatung Aktiengesellschaft DVAG Please find Deutsche Vermögensberatung Aktiengesellschaft DVAG's "Mitigation Measures to Avoid Confusion" (concerning 2-letter labels in general) for the “.DVAG” and ".POHL" TLDs attached. View Documents 2016-04-25 | Deutsche Vermögensberatung Aktiengesellschaft DVAG | No |
poker | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigationpoker MitigationBy Afilias Afilias has reviewed the comments submitted for the release of certain 2 character labels. We have taken these comments into consideration and will will continue to block the respective labels at the second level until further notice to avoid confusion. 2016-04-20 | Afilias | No |
porn | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigationporn MitigationBy ICM Registry Protections 2016-04-19 | ICM Registry | No |
press | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigationpress MitigationBy Radix Dear ICANN, 2016-04-25 | Radix | No |
prime | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigationprime MitigationBy Amazon Registry Services, Inc. Amazon Registry Services, Inc. (“ARSI”), the Registry Operator for the .Brand TLDs .AUDIBLE, .AWS, .FIRE, .IMDB, .KINDLE, .PRIME, .SILK, and .ZAPPOS (collectively, “the .Brand TLDs”) proposes release of the following 2-character letter-letter combinations: : ai, bh, bm, ci, cn, eg, il, in, io, it, kr, ky, me, ms, pt, ru, sg, sh, su, tc, or tw. 2016-04-25 | Amazon Registry Services, Inc. | Yes |
productions | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
progressive | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | No | ||
properties | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
property | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | No | ||
protection | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | No | ||
pub | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | United TLD Holdco | No |
quest | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | No | ||
read | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigationread MitigationBy Amazon Registry Services, Inc. Proposed Release of 2-Character Letter-Letter Combinations in .AUTHOR, .BOT, .BUY, .CALL, .CIRCLE, .COUPON, .DEAL, .FAST, .GOT, .HOT, .JOT, .JOY, .LIKE, .MOI, .NOW, .PAY, .PIN, .READ, .ROOM, .SAFE, .SECURE, .SAVE, .SMILE, .SONG, .SPOT, .TALK, .TUNES, .TUSHU, .WANGGOU, and .xn--rovu88b. 2016-04-25 | Amazon Registry Services, Inc. | No |
recipes | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
red | ng | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-05 | View Mitigationred MitigationBy Afilias Afilias has reviewed the comments submitted for the release of certain 2 character labels. We have taken these comments into consideration and will will continue to block the respective labels at the second level until further notice to avoid confusion. 2016-04-20 | Afilias | No |
ng Comments
By Nkiru Ebenmelu, GAC Rep, Nigerian Communications Commission
Nigeria does not support the release of Two-Character ASCII Labels ".ng" or the use of "NIGERIA", in the context of any/all of the gTLD(s) at the second level. This should apply to all current and future requests. It is against Nigerian law and strictly prohibited to use the word "Nigeria" or code representing Nigeria without proper authorization by the Government. This assists the Country forestall the abuse and misuse of reserved names associated with the Government; the release would be a breach of our laws. We also wish to inform you that Nigeria reserves the right of authorization for use of “NGR” and “NGA”. As these are also reserved for use by Nigeria. (ISO 3166). We will appreciate it if we are informed of the decision(s) taken.