Tanzania - Tznic encourages local domain registration.

The Tanzania Network Information Centre (Tznic) has launched its first umbrella domain registration facility in a bid to promote domestic internet identification. Many institutions and individuals in the country depend on generic domain names, with only 5,200.tz domains registered at the end of September. That compares to Kenya which has a total 12,000 local registered domains. Tznic Manager Abibu Ntahigiye said the use of local domains will play a part in reducing connectivity prices, due to …