Although it’s several months later than announced, Comreg (Irish Communications Regulator), has finally published its report on the consultation of IEDR and the IE ccTLD. The regulator published a press release (below) as well as all submissions received and the consultation conclusions based on the submissions. The Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) has today published… Continue reading Comreg Finally Publish IEDR Report
Category: ccTLDs
Have Comreg Forgotten About The IEDR?
Remember Comreg? Remember the famous IEDR report? It’s now the 18th of December, which means that civil servants will soon be shutting up shop until the New Year. And still we have no inkling as to the outcome of Comreg’s investigations into the IE Domain Registry, the company currently charged with managing the Irish ccTLD.… Continue reading Have Comreg Forgotten About The IEDR?
Aftermarket.com Live Auction TRAFFIC Down Under
Aftermarket.com’s live auction for TRAFFIC down under is taking place today. Unlike SnapNames’, Aftermarket.com’s system is 100% browser based and cross-platform, so there are no real barriers to sale ie. if you’ve got a computer, a ‘net connection and the money, you can bid on domains and spend money. As the auction is being held… Continue reading Aftermarket.com Live Auction TRAFFIC Down Under
So Where Exactly Is The Comreg Report?
The Irish Communications Regulator (Comreg) were meant to publish a document based on the public feedback they’d received regarding IEDR before the end of October. It’s now November 1st and there’s no sign of it. So what happened? When will we see the document? Or are we all going to be fobbed off again? At… Continue reading So Where Exactly Is The Comreg Report?
IEDR Releases More Hyped Statistics
The IEDR has obviously released some form of press release in the last few days to put a spin on its latest figures. Of course the press release isn’t on the registry’s website nor has it been sent to stakeholders yet again, though I was able to get my hands on a copy of it… Continue reading IEDR Releases More Hyped Statistics
Christian Dior WIPO Decision
Just going through the latest WIPO decisions I see there’s one regarding christian-dior.es. While there have been other WIPO cases involving .es domains I thought this one was vaguely interesting, as it involved a high profile brand name. Needless to say Christian Dior won and the registrant did not reply.
Namesco Ripping Off Registrants
Nominet does not charge registrars anything to retag a domain name (ie. release the domain to another registrar / provider) . I’ve mentioned this previously, but I wasn’t expecting to hear about this kind of money grabbing from companies operating out of Ireland. Unfortunately the acquisition of Register365 by Names.co.uk (part of the Dada group)… Continue reading Namesco Ripping Off Registrants
Nominet Registrar Conference Registration Now Open
Image via Wikipedia Nominet’s annual registrar conference will be held in Wembley Stadium on November 19th 2008. The day’s agenda will cover topics such as marketing UK domains, ENUM, the future of UK domains and will include the presentation of the 2nd annual Domain Name Industry Report. Further details and registration information is available on… Continue reading Nominet Registrar Conference Registration Now Open
New Hosting and Domain Statistics Site Launched
John McCormac has been collecting and processing statistics on domain registrations and hosting for as long as I can remember. He is probably best known for Hackwatch and WhoisIreland, which produces monthly reports for the Irish hosting and domain industry. John’s latest project has been in development for several months and offers an alternative to… Continue reading New Hosting and Domain Statistics Site Launched
Swedish Registry To Release Geographic Names in December
The Swedish domain registry has announced its plans to release roughly 4 thousand geographic domain names in December. In common with several ccTLDs a block list forbidding their registration had been in place, however the registry’s board voted earlier this year to allow the domains be registered. The Swedish registry will also be transitioning to… Continue reading Swedish Registry To Release Geographic Names in December