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Dot-eu registration begins in December
10-10-2005
by Silicon.com
The European Union has announced that registrations for dot-eu domain names will begin from as early as next month.
The "sunrise" period, which enables rights holders to register their brands' domain names, will officially open on 7 December.
The period is divided into two two-month phases -- the first phase will allow public bodies and trademark holders to register their names as URLs, while the second will be dedicated to those with no official trademark but with a recognisable business or artistic identifier to register.
From April 2006, the "land rush" phase will start and the general public will be allowed to register their domain name of choice.
The proposed cost for a domain name registration will be EUR10 plus VAT, which dot-eu administrator Eurid hopes to lower to EUR5 plus VAT in the second year.
Eurid has already warned would-be dot-eu domain name owners to beware of scammers who claim to be able to provide pre-registration.
Jo Best writes for silicon.com.
Reprinted with permission from Silicon.com
