The Jordan National Information Technology Center has announced it halved the registration fees for .jo domain names on 1 July. The Jordanian ccTLD is one of the smaller ones with 4,809 domain name registrations as of 20 July, almost half (2,225) at the second level and almost one third (1,546) under .com.jo. The new fees…
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Anyone, Anywhere Can Now Register a .ASIA Domain Name
The .asia top level domain has commenced its new simplified registration processes that allow for any business or person anywhere to register a .asia domain name. The new simplified rules commenced on 15 July with an official update to the .Asia Eligibility Requirements policy. The easier registrations are particularly beneficial for entities without a pre-existing…
.health new gTLD Completes First Phase of Launch
[news release] dotHealth LLC announced today (11 July) the conclusion of the first phase of its launch, which ended on July 7, 2017. The “Sunrise” phase was a 60-day period during which trademark holders were eligible to claim the .health domain name that corresponds with their trademark. “It’s great to have completed the first phase…
FICORA Claims New .FI Registry-Registry Model Led To Registrations Increase
Registrations of .fi domain names has increased markedly since the last northern autumn when the Finnish registry introduced a new registry-registrar model. From the beginning of 2017, more than 40,000 new .fi domain names have been registered and at the end of June, the number of .fi domain names registered totalled 430,000. The Finnish ccTLD…
Record-Breaking Quarter For .CLUB Sees $2.7m in Premium Sales
The second quarter of 2017 was a stellar one for .club with 666, the number of the beast, premium domain names sold via auctions through the registrar channel and aftermarket platforms, and directly by the registry. Total premium sales for the quarter were over $205,000 in one-time fees and more than $2.5 million in top-line…