The US government recently lifted the sanctions on Libya and we can resume domain management for Libyan domain names.
The .ly and com.ly extensions are restored for all order types which includes:
Registrations
Transfers
Modifications
Renewals
If you are a current holder of a Libyan domain name, please call your CSC Client Service Specialist or call CSC at 800.927.9800 (within North …
As of November 30, Norwegian companies are no longer limited to 20 domain names. Beginning tomorrow at 4 am EST, Norwegian organizations are eligible to register up to 100 domain names. Norid, the domain names registry for Norway, has determined that many companies have a real need for more than 20 Norwegian domain names. For …
Applications submitted during the Sunrise phase required validation by IP Rota, an IP rights validation company. As of December 1st, any names that are valid and have no competing Sunrise A application will be granted the block.
On December 6th, the validated domain names will resolve to a page that states “Reserved by the ICM Registry …
Afnic, the registry for French domain names, recently announced some changes that will take place on December 6th, 2011. Afnic is currently responsible for .fr and all sub-extensions as well as .re and all sub-extensions.
• The registry is discontinuing sub-extensions. This means that new registrations will no longer be offered for .com.fr, .asso.fr, .tm.fr, and …
Due to the high number of orders received during the Sunrise phases of the .xxx launch, the registry and IP Rights validation company need more time to validate the trademarks and domain names submitted. They will now be verifying the trademarks and domain names through November 28th. The results of the applications that were submitted …
The registry for Belize has recently announced that they will begin offering the domain extension .co.bz. The registry currently offers the top-level .bz, .com.bz, .net.bz, and .org.bz. This extension will not be launched in traditional phases but instead will become generally available to all on October 17, 2011. This launch will be first-come, first-served and …
It was recently announced that .com.ru will now be offered again by the registry, RU-Center. This extension was previously offered but is now being re-launched.
This extension will be launched in two phases:
Pre-reservations phase (October 5, 2011 – October 25, 2011): This phase is open to all interested individuals and institutions. If more than one application …
The Malaysian domain names registry has recently announced further details regarding the launch of Jawi, Chinese, and Tamil IDN.my domain names.
• Phase 3 (September 20, 2011 – November 30, 2011): Please note that because of the time difference, this launch begins at 9pm on Monday September 19th EDT. This phase includes Jawi, Chinese, and Tamil …
The United Arab Emirates has announced that it is delaying the commencement of the Landrush phase of the .EMARAT (.امارات) IDN.IDN launch that was previously scheduled to begin on July 14, 2011. The Landrush phase is now scheduled to commence on September. 1, 2011. As a result, CSC has re-opened Landrush ordering for this TLD.
Please …
CentralNIC, a popular provider of alternative domain extensions, recently announced that they are expanding their offerings by introducing a new domain extension: .COM.DE.
Sunrise (June 20, 2011 – July 22, 2011): This phase is open to owners of a trademark or a commercial firm name registered with a German Commercial Register. The name applied for …