Due to a rather odd Gallic twist AFNIC was forced to bid on the .fr registry contract again. They announced on Thursday that the French government had awarded the contract to them (again) for a 5 year period: In an Order published in the Official Journal of the French Republic on 28 June 2012, Ms… Continue reading AFNIC Win .FR Bid Again
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AFNIC Partner With 16 New TLD Applicants
AFNIC have announced that they are partnering with 16 new TLD applicants. The press release does not reveal who those applicants are, but it does hint at the type of applications that are involved: With diverse mission and dimension, these projects, led by local public authorities, companies and associations, will contribute to the evolution of… Continue reading AFNIC Partner With 16 New TLD Applicants
First Decision Under New French Dispute System Published
AFNIC’s new dispute resolution system, Syreli, is now live with one decision published so far. The first case involved infragenius.fr The case was processed fully in less than a month, with the initial complaint being logged on November 22nd 2011 and the decision being handed down on December 19th 2011. The first case was pretty… Continue reading First Decision Under New French Dispute System Published
French Registry Celebrates 25 Years With Full Rebranding
AFNIC, the French registry which runs .fr, is celebrating their 25th anniversary in style – literally. The registry has unveiled a new web identity including a new logo as well as launching a series of events to celebrate their quarter century of existence. Here’s the new logo: And for .fr there’s this new look as… Continue reading French Registry Celebrates 25 Years With Full Rebranding
AFNIC Chief Happy With Results of New Rules
In the last few days, on July 1st, AFNIC, the registry for .fr, relaxed some of its domain registrati0n rules in accordance with the French government’s wishes. The more relaxed rules meant that a large number of reserved names became available for registration on July 1st on a “first come, first served” basis. Daily lists… Continue reading AFNIC Chief Happy With Results of New Rules
AFNIC To Hold Webcast On Registry Changes
AFNIC’s CEO Mathieu Wiell and Isabel Toutaud will be holding a webcast this Friday from 11am to 12 (CET). The session will cover a number of topics including: the change in procedure for registering listed terms (banned words, reserved words), the new dispute resolution procedure, access to the list of domain names registered under the… Continue reading AFNIC To Hold Webcast On Registry Changes
French Domain Registry AFNIC Breaks New Record
The French domain name registry, AFNIC, which manages .fr, the country code for France, announced earlier today that they had broken the 2 million domain name mark. Congrats!
Big Changes Chez AFNIC
Image via Wikipedia The .fr domain name registry (AFNIC) will be making changes to its modus operandi in the coming months as a result of legislative changes in France. From July 1st 2011 AFNIC will be publishing a full list of the previous day’s domain name registrations, while they are also making significant changes to… Continue reading Big Changes Chez AFNIC
AFNIC Publish Annual Domain Industry Report
AFNIC, the registry for .fr, has published their annual domain industry report. A couple of highlights: .fr grew by 21% during 2009-2010 76% of French internet users expect companies to be using a .fr domain name
AFNIC Launch Public Consultation on Opening .FR to EU
AFNIC, which runs the .fr cctld, has opened a public consultation on the future of .fr from now until September 11th 2010. The consultation is in the form of a questionnaire covering various aspects of .fr domain name policy on the registration process and how this might be changed to deal with an opening up… Continue reading AFNIC Launch Public Consultation on Opening .FR to EU