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.CO is the new domain extension that offers you a truly global, recognisable and credible option in branding your online presence.

Global Sunrise Applications opened on 26 April.
This is the first time that this domain extension will be available on a global scale. If you have a registered trademark that you would like to register a .co Domain for, please contact 101 Web Technology and we will arrange the process for you and faciliate payment of the application fee and payment for the domain. After the sunrise period the domain extension will be available in our domain shop, where you will be able to purchase your new .co domain.

Why .CO?

• A .co domain reveals many opportunities for a wide range of businesses and individuals.
• Global, recogniseable & credible
• Opportunity to create a worldwide footprint
• Meaningful and memorable to the end-user
• Appeals to today’s socially networked individuals and entrepreneurs

Key Dates
As this is the first time this new global domain has become available, the industry is anticipating a high demand. To allow for priority applications, there are 3 stages of availability:

1. Global Sunrise: 26 April – 10 June
2. Landrush: 21 June – 13 July
3. General Availability: 20 July

Global Sunrise applications opened 26th April. To register your trademark for a .co domain during the Global Sunrise stage, please contact 101 Web Technology.

Application & Registration Fees

Global Sunrise:
Application Fee: $333
Registration fee: $61 /yr

Landrush
Application Fee: $8
Registration Fee: $400 / yr

General Availability
Application Fee: $0
Registration Fee: $61 /yr

Due to the Global Sunrise and Landrush stages, there is an Application Fee which is payable irrespective of the outcome of your application. However, the registration fee will be refunded should your application not be granted. For more information on applications, please contact 101 Web Technology.

Find Out More
To find more information about .co Domains and how to secure yours, click here.
To apply online during the Global Sunrise Stage, click here.

If you have any questions about this process, please call us on 1300 665 491.

The auDA’s New 2LDs Advisory Panel has released a Discussion Paper inviting comments on:

• new 2LDs in general; and
• proposals for new 2LDs, conf.au and info.au.

The closing date for submissions is Sunday 23 May 2010.

For more information please see http://www.auda.org.au/new2ldsap/new2ldsap-index/

There are two ways in which you can comment on the issues raised in the paper.

1. Send a written submission to:

Jo Lim
Chief Policy Officer, auDA
email: jo.lim@auda.org.au
fax: 03 8341 4112

Electronic submissions are preferred. All submissions will be posted on the auDA website within 2 working days of receipt, unless clearly marked confidential.

The closing date for submissions is Sunday 23 May 2010.

2. Complete the online survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3GWKKM9 .

the auDA (Australian Domain Administration) will be releasing their new domain name drop process as of 18 April 2010.

The following changes are made to the Domain Renewal, Expiry and Deletion Policy

• expired and deleted .au domain names will be published on the Official Domain Drop List at the time when they become “eligible for purge”

• eligible expired and deleted domain names will be purged from the registry at 1.00pm AEST (2.00pm AEDT) every day, including weekends and public holidays.

The changes will be implemented during a scheduled registry outage on 18 April 2010. The Official Domain Drop List will be published on the auDA website (linked from the homepage) at the end of the registry outage on 18 April 2010. The new purge time will commence the next day on 19 April 2010.

Essentially this change to the policy will have no impact to clients that renew domain names prior to the expiry date. Clients transferring to 101 Web Technology Domain Registration service should start the transfer process well before the domain expiry date. This takes into account the time it takes to go through a regular transfer of registrant which can take at least 48hours.

This is also a timely reminder to ensure that your associated registrant details are up to date for your domain. If contact details are incorrect especially email, then the domain may not be easily renewed and may lapse the reminder and expiry periods and you may lose your domain. You can check your details are up to date at http://domains.101webtech.com if you have a domain registered with us you can login to administer your domains, clients that have domains with other registrants can use our Whois lookup under Domain tools on http://domains.101webtech.com

If you have any questions or want to know specifics about the new policy and how it may affect you, get in touch or leave a comment below and we will get back to you.