digital freedom network: "as a part of the war against osama bin laden's terror network, two firms suspected by the united states of terrorist connections, the somalia internet company and al-barakaat, have been shut down. somalia internet company is the nation's only internet provider, and its closure has effectively shut somalian citizens out of any internet connection. in addition, al-barakaat, which is essentially an informal, unregulated financial network, had been a main source of money transfers to the nation's people from out of country relatives, of which more than 80 percent relied upon to live".
"for those residing outside of somalia, please do not email us asking for domain registrations or policies or asking to become our registrar. no .so domains are available and we are not looking for any registrar partners. if you live in somalia and have internet access, please feel free to contact us for a domain for non-commercial use. thank you for your patience." – somalian domain network information center.