IDN News

Oman introduces عمان. (.oman), the Arabic script IDN ccTLD

IDN News — Wed, 02 May 2012 01:58:04 +0000

Muscat, Oman – 1st May 2012 – The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) of the Sultanate of Oman, with the support of ARI Registry Services, officially relaunched the .om country code Top-Level Domain (ccTLD) today in a move to ensure the ongoing stability and growth of the Internet within the country and greater Gulf region. ARI [...]

Москва.com IDN sold for $216000

IDN News — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:09:02 +0000

DNJournal recorded the Largest IDN deal for Москва.com (“Moscow” in Russian) which was completed in July 2011 when the final installment on a $216,000 purchase price was paid. That is the highest verified sale price reported to date for an IDN. The deal was originally subject to a confidentiality agreement but Gary Males at IDNTools.com [...]

ICANN Public Comment: Second Annual IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process Review

IDN News — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:31:06 +0000

ICANN is now opening a public comment forum for the second annual review of the IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process. Community members and specifically those who were directly involved in the IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process, including requesters, public authorities, and end users of the delegated IDN ccTLDs, are kindly asked to provide feedback on [...]

AFNIC opening IDN registratons for .FR ccTLD

IDN News — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 03:35:37 +0000

AFNIC will shortly be opening the registration of IDNs (Internationalized Domain Names) to their ccTLD portfolio. All those who already are owners of .FR domain names or wish to register new ones will benefit from this feature. Starting May 2012, web site owners will be able to buy domain names with accents and special characters. [...]

gTLD Strategy: International Relations

IDN News — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:47:00 +0000

Here on gTLD Strategy, we spend a lot of our time talking about English-language gTLDs, mostly because that’s the language we speak best. The FairWinds staff dabbles in Spanish, Korean, French, Arabic, Chinese, and even Polish, but you could say English is our forte. But, of course, ICANN’s New gTLD Program is not limited to [...]

Notice of Extension of ICANN Comment Period: IDN Variant Issues Project – Proposed Project Plan

IDN News — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 02:54:14 +0000

In response to comments made by participants at the ICANN public meeting in Costa Rica, ICANN has extended this public comment period for 21 days until 8 April 2012. ICANN has also received a number of constructive comments for amendments to the proposed project plan. As a result, it is likely that ICANN will publish [...]

The IDN Variant Issues Project

IDN News — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 02:51:36 +0000

ICANN is pleased to announce the publication of the final Integrated Issues Report [PDF, 2.15 MB] and the posting of the proposed project plan [PDF, 211 KB] for the next steps of the IDN Variant Issues Project for public comment. The report explores the issues associated with the potential inclusion of IDN variant TLDs in [...]

Afilias Announces Intention to Apply for Chinese IDN Versions of .INFO Domain

IDN News — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 02:01:48 +0000

DUBLIN–(Afilias Limited, the ICANN-designated registry operator for the .INFO top level domain (TLD) and a global provider of technical registry services, today announced that it will apply for the Simplified and Traditional Chinese language equivalents of .INFO under ICANN’s new gTLD program. “Given the global presence of Afilias, Internationalized Domain Names — informally known as [...]

IDN Variant Issues Project: Draft Integrated Issues Report

IDN News — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 01:57:34 +0000

Section I: Description, Explanation, and Purpose On 20 April 2011, ICANN announced the IDN Variant Issues Project to explore the benefits and risks associated with the potential inclusion of IDN variant TLDs in the DNS root zone. This project was initiated in response to a 2010 ICANN Board of Directors resolution. ICANN is publishing today [...]

Revised IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process Implementation Plan

IDN News — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 01:55:41 +0000

15 December 2011 Following the ICANN Board’s approval on 8 December 2011 of the amendment to the IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process Implementation Plan, ICANN is providing this notice of publication for the Revised Implementation Plan. This amendment was considered following guidance received from the ccNSO during the ICANN meeting in Dakar, Senegal. Two versions [...]