DNS Belgium, which runs both the .be ccTLD as well as the new TLDs .brussels and .vlaanderen, has published their annual report. Unlike most of the other domain name registries DNS Belgium have opted to take a much more interactive approach, so you can play around with the data and interact with it over on the report site. The trend of recent years was confirmed in 2018. We … [Read more...] about DNS Belgium Reports Renewal Rate of 86%
ccTLDs
CENTR Publishes Q1 Report
CENTR has published its Q1 2019 statistics report. The report covers domain statistics in both ccTLDs and gTLDs and the overall results aren't terribly positive. While there is light at the end of the tunnel some of the headline figures make for quite depressing reading: The median domain growth of all TLDs has hit a record low of 3.4% year on yearNew gTLDs have less than … [Read more...] about CENTR Publishes Q1 Report
Chilean ccTLD Introduces Legal Assistance Service
The Chilean country code registry (.cl) has announced the formal introduction of a legal assistance service for registrants. Obviously they're not going to get embroiled in all legal disputes, but what they are going to do is help registrants who might be hit with a dispute involving their domains. They've been working on this project for over a year, so this week's … [Read more...] about Chilean ccTLD Introduces Legal Assistance Service
IE ccTLD to Release Some Reserved Names
IEDR will be releasing a small number of previously reserved domain names. In common with many domain registries, the .ie ccTLD has a number of domains that are reserved for a variety of reasons. In the case of .ie one of the legacy policies was a restriction on registering domain names that corresponded to top level domains. While that might have made sense when there was a … [Read more...] about IE ccTLD to Release Some Reserved Names
AuDA Consultation on Direct Registrations and Other Anti-Domainer Policies
At present the Australian ccTLD only allows registrations under extensions such as com.au, net.au, org.au etc., The registry's rules make it quite hard, though not impossible for non-Australians to register domain names. However if you hold a trademark that is valid in Australia you can get a domain. In common with other country codes they've been examining the possibility … [Read more...] about AuDA Consultation on Direct Registrations and Other Anti-Domainer Policies