IDN.ASIA Pre-Registrations - Now Accepting!
dotASIA has already started accepting registrations for IDN.ASIA Sunrise Domains! The available IDN languages at launch are CHINESE (simplified and traditional), JAPANESE and KOREAN. Please note that this IDN.ASIA registration process mirrors the highly successful ASCII .ASIA process.
Sunrise & Sunrise Auction Info:
- Sunrise Application Period OPENS: May 11, 2011 at 12:00 UTC
- Sunrise Application Period CLOSES: July 25, 2011 at 10:00 UTC
- Domains with multiple valid applications go to auction
- Sunrise Pricing:
- Non-Refundable Application Fee of 95.20* (net: 80.00) USD/Application
- Plus the Annual Registration Fee of 18.09* (net: 15.20) USD per Domain/Year (2 year min. registration period required)
- Sunrise Billing will commence on May 11, 2011
Landrush & Landrush Auction Info:
- Landrush Period OPENS: August 2, 2011 at 12:00 UTC
- Landrush Period CLOSES: October 11, 2011 at 12:00 UTC
- Domains with multiple Landrush applications go to auction
- Acceptable Characters: Min. 3, Max. 63, letters, numbers, and hyphens ("-") - however hyphens at the beginning or directly in front of the TLD will not be accepted
- Registration Periods: 2 - 10 Years
- Domain Name Registration Policies: View
- Landrush Pricing: $19.04 (net: 16.00) USD per Domain/Year for ALL PRICE CLASSES (2 year min. registration period required)
- Landrush Billing will commence on August 2, 2011
Go-Live Info:
- Go-Live: To-Be-Determined by the Registry
- Allocated on a First-come-First-Served basis
- Characters: Min. 3, Max. 63, letters, numbers, hyphens ("-") - however hyphens at the beginning or directly in front of the TLD will not be accepted
- Registration Periods: 1 - 10 Years
- Domain Name Registration Policies: View
- Go-Live Pricing:
- Reseller: $18.09* (net: 15.20) USD per Domain/Year
- Premium: $16.90* (net: 14.20) USD per Domain/Year
- Platinum: $15.23* (net: 12.80) USD per Domain/Year
- Go-Live Billing: To-Be-Determined
More information on the IDN.ASIA Launch: VIEW
.XXX - Pre-Registrations OPEN
HEXONET's exclusive ICANN Accredited registrar, 1API, has recently initiated .XXX accreditation. 1API has received official confirmation of its accreditation subject to 1API executing the Registrar Accreditation Agreement.
HEXONET is very pleased about the accreditation confirmation and truly believe that the .XXX extension will provide tremendous protections and benefits to the Internet. For consumers who wish to browse adult entertainment sites, it provides reassurance they are more protected from the risk of viruses, identity theft, credit card fraud and inadvertent exposure to child abuse images. It will also provide individuals and parents who wish to avoid adult entertainment sites the opportunity to filter out unwanted .XXX material.
The Launch Periods of .XXX:
I. Sunrise
- There will be two concurrent tracks (A and B) within the Sunrise period for .XXX Domains.
- Sunrise Pricing:
- Sunrise A & B: Non-Refundable Application Fee of 136.85* (net: 115.00) USD/Application
- Sunrise A. [Grandfathering. meaning the same domain registered beneath a different gTLD or ccTLD prior to February 2010]: Non-Refundable Application Fee of 89.25* (net: 75.00) USD/Application
- Plus the Annual Registration Fee of 101.15* (net: 85.00) USD per Domain/Year in ALL PRICE CLASSES
II. Landrush
- Landrush Pricing:
- Non-Refundable Application Fee of 89.25* (net: 75.00) USD/Application
- Plus the Annual Registration Fee of 89.25* (net: 75.00) USD per Domain/Year in ALL PRICE CLASSES
II. Go-Live
- GO LIVE Pricing:
- Reseller: $101.15* (net: 85.00) USD per Domain/Year
- Premium: $95.08* (net: 79.90) USD per Domain/Year
- Platinum: $81.29* (net: 73.90) USD per Domain/Year
Though no official date has been stated, Sunrise is estimated to be in September 2011. More details will be provided as HEXONET receives information from the Registry. For more information, please visit ICM Registry.
More information on the .XXX Launch: VIEW
Numeric .TEL Domains to Launch in 1 WEEK
.TEL is releasing highly valuable numeric domains to the public. HEXONET has already started accepting pre-registrations for both Landrush (LR) and Go-Live (also known as General Availability - GA). Additionally, Telnic, the official registry for .TEL Domains, will also be releasing two-character (aa.tel or a1.tel) and numeric-only (from 2 to 7 digit length names with or without hyphens) domains.
Who Should Be Interested?
- Companies with 2-letter or all-numeric brands or trademarks
- Vanity number operators or those wanting to get keyboard-numeric versions of their names
- Individuals who want to be known by their initials or with a penchant for lucky numbers
- Businesses using shortcodes for marketing and support services
Exceptions NOT available for Registration:
- One-letter (from a.tel through to z.tel) and one-digit domains (from 0.tel through to 9.tel)
- Two-character country code top level domains (ccTLDs, such as uk.tel)
- Combinations of digits and/or digit and hyphen strings that contain eight or more characters (for example, 12345678.tel or 123-5678.tel)
Landrush & Landrush Auction Info:
- Landrush Period: June 1, 2011 14:00 UTC - June 14, 2011 13:59 UTC
- Allocation will be on a First-Come, First-Served basis
- Registration Periods: 1 - 10 Years
- Domain Name Registration Policies: View
- Landrush Pricing (first year pricing):
- 2-character or 2-digit Domains: $416.50 (net: 350.00) USD per Domain/Year for ALL PRICE CLASSES
- 3-character or 3-digit Domains: $327.25 (net: 275.00) USD per Domain/Year for ALL PRICE CLASSES
- 4 or more character or 4 or more digit Domains: $238.00 (net: 200.00) USD per Domain/Year for ALL PRICE CLASSES
Go-Live Info:
- Go-Live: June 14, 2011 at 14:00 UTC
- Allocated on a First-come-First-Served basis
- Registration Periods: 1 - 10 Years
- Domain Name Registration Policies: View
- Go-Live Pricing: regular .TEL pricing in the various different price classes apply
More information on the numeric .TEL domains: VIEW