New TLD Registrations

On 16th November 2000 ICANN, the organization responsible for assigning new domain names on the Internet, announced seven new domain names that are to be made available early 2001.

The new names are:

Of these new domains .biz, .info, .name and .pro are to be made available to the general public for registrations. The other names will have particular requirements for registration. For example, to register a domain under the .museum namespace you will have to show that you are a recognized museum.

The .biz domain name
This domain name is intended for for business use. Any individual or organization is able to register a name directly under the .biz namespace, eg: yourname.biz

The .info domain name
Any individual or organization is able to register a name directly under the .info namespace, eg: yourname.info.
The .info namespace is intended to widen the range of generic domains available on the Internet.

The .name domain name
This domain name is intended to give individuals the opportunity to have their own domain name on the Internet. Traditionally, all Internet domains have been intended for business or commercial use. Domains under the .name namespace take the form of firstname.lastname.name

The .pro domain name
This domain is intended for organizations or individuals in a particular profession. Initially the following domain names will be available under the .pro namespace: yourname.med.pro, yourname.law.pro and yourname.cpa.pro.

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Opportunity for pre-registrations
There is expected to be a huge demand for the above domain names when the new registries start accepting registrations.

In order to help users get the name they want, Papavero is offering a pre-registration service that will automatically submit registration requests as soon as the new registries go live.

The pre-registration service will start registering names the minute the new registries start accepting registrations.

Although it is impossible to guarantee that a particular registration will be successful, our pre-registration service offers you an excellent opportunity to get the domain name you want.

How to pre-register
The pricing for the new domain names will be £25 per one year registration.

Our pre-registration service costs just £12.50 per domain name. Assuming your registration is successful you will be charged the balance of £12.50 after your domain name has been confirmed as registered.

Please note that in the event your domain name is not registered for any reason no refund is available on the £12.50 pre-registration fee. This fee is intended to cover our costs in developing and implementing the pre-registration service. For this reason, using the pre-registration system should be seen as a speculative opportunity and you should not rely upon your registration being successful. To request a pre-register of a domain name please contact us.