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Commission to sign contract for .eu domain name
Friday, 8 October 2004The European Commission and the organisation that has been selected to operate the .eu domain name are reportedly due to sign a contract shortly.
EURid will run the domain name and the first registrations of .eu websites could be possible by the summer of 2005, according to a report in the EU observer. DMeurope.com reports that sources at the European Commission even expect to have the domain name available for registration by early next year.
However, a provisional EURid timetable states, the European Commission must make an official request to ICANN to recognise EURid as the company selected to operate .eu in order to finalise negations with ICANN."
EURid is expected to struggle with EU accession and the added difficulty of coping with the jump from nine to 20 EU languages, as the terms and condition of registration must be available in all the official European Union languages.
A Commission official reportedly suggested that European institutions are likely to adopt the domain name, with one million sites expected to register during the first year.
Allowed to register are: undertakings having their registered office, central administration or principal place of business within the European Community; organisations established within the European Community without prejudice to the application of national law; and natural persons resident within the European Community.
EURid will run the domain name and the first registrations of .eu websites could be possible by the summer of 2005, according to a report in the EU observer. DMeurope.com reports that sources at the European Commission even expect to have the domain name available for registration by early next year.
However, a provisional EURid timetable states, the European Commission must make an official request to ICANN to recognise EURid as the company selected to operate .eu in order to finalise negations with ICANN."
EURid is expected to struggle with EU accession and the added difficulty of coping with the jump from nine to 20 EU languages, as the terms and condition of registration must be available in all the official European Union languages.
A Commission official reportedly suggested that European institutions are likely to adopt the domain name, with one million sites expected to register during the first year.
Allowed to register are: undertakings having their registered office, central administration or principal place of business within the European Community; organisations established within the European Community without prejudice to the application of national law; and natural persons resident within the European Community.