.AFRICA domains are on the way

The 38th meeting of ICANN brought some surprise. ICANN key mandate, since it was founded in 1998, has been to create competition in the domain name market. Opening the top-level space beyond the existing twenty-four gTLDs is expected to encourage a new wave of innovation.

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NIC.CZ: .CZ domains already 700,000

NIC.CZ, official registry of the .cz domains, reached 700,000 registered domains (05/08/2010). Every month the registry of .cz domains grows around 10,000 units. According to NIC.CZ statistics, 87% of the holders are man (male), and 52% are businesses and legal entities. The most common length is 8 characters.

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New Domain Name Server for .CL Domains

NIC Chile, the official registry of .CL domain names, has announced the incorporation of a new server located in the US to their DNS Network. Continue reading ‘New Domain Name Server for .CL Domains’

Public Survey: .FR Available to European Union Members

The official provider of .FR Domains Names, AFNIC, will be receiving answers to a mayor survey that will try to find out if making available .FR domain names to members of the European Union worth the effort. The survey started on July 12, and it will be publicly open until September 12. Continue reading ‘Public Survey: .FR Available to European Union Members’

Promotion: Reduced Domain Prices

We have applied promotional pricing until September 31 for the following domain extensions: Continue reading ‘Promotion: Reduced Domain Prices’

China IDN Passes Evaluation

China Internet Network information Center (CNNIC) declared in April at Beijing that the international application of traditional and simplified “.中国” domain names submitted by CNNIC had passed the policy evaluation of channel express made by ICANN. Continue reading ‘China IDN Passes Evaluation’

.CO Domains opens to public on July 20th

Starting July 20th, .CO domain has become available to general public on “First Come, First Served” basis.

The Marcaria.com registration fee is USD 38. Continue reading ‘.CO Domains opens to public on July 20th’