It was time to try something new. The western Africa nation of Mali, whose .ml domain current has fewer than 50 active websites, will let people around the world register .ml sites for free. Less than half of Mali has mobile phone coverage, and just 4 percent of the population is online. Nevertheless, it will give away its domain starting in July, a move that the general managers for Mali’s technology and communications body said was designed to “put Mali back on the map.”
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Mali Kicks Off Internet Domain Giveaway
Posted by: David Vranicar April 9, 2013 09:00 AMIt was time to try something new. The western Africa nation of Mali, whose .ml domain current has fewer than 50 active websites, will let people around the world register .ml sites for free. Less than half of Mali has mobile phone coverage, and just 4 percent of the population is online. Nevertheless, it will give away its domain starting in July, a move that the general managers for Mali’s technology and communications body said was designed to “put Mali back on the map.”