Domain Registration Related News
Dot-eu domain name scramble timetable unveiled
May 2004
There will be three stages in the registration
process for the new European dot-eu domain names,
it has been announced; member states, followed by
trademark holders, will get their pick of URLs.
The domain name free-for-all will kick off in
earnest in April 2005.
The European Commission has now published the
rules which will apply to the registrations of
future dot-eu domain names. A year ago, the
Commission chose Eurid (European Registry for
Internet Domains) to officially manage the
distribution of the new top-level domain. Eurid
brings together Belgian, Italian and Swedish
bodies in charge of their national top-level
domains.
One of the first tasks that the consortium will be
faced with is choosing the registration offices,
who will be authorised to collect the domain name
requests. The offices will also be charged with
sending the requests to Eurid in chronological
order based on when they were received.
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