.asia TLD News
.asia TLD News

20 February 2008

This is a brand new and unique top level domain for the Asia-Pacific region, allowing companies and individuals to make their footprint in the region with their own .ASIA web presence.

As a reseller of this TLD we are now able to offer .ASIA domains to you. We will begin accepting registrations for .ASIA on Wednesday February 20th 2008.

Register your .ASIA domain with Fearn Web Design.

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Eligibility Criteria

Note that as part of the eligibility criteria, at least one of the domain contacts must be part of the 'ASIA community' which includes Australia and New Zealand.
A full list of eligible regions can be found here.

Registrants must confirm their eligibility by supplying either a Company or Business number (such as an ACN or ABN) for companies, or a passport, drivers license number or other form of valid identification number as specified by the .ASIA registry.

.ASIA Landrush Pre-registration and Auction process

The .ASIA Landrush is the registration period beginning on February 20th 2008 on 12:00 Noon UTC and ending on March 12th 2008 on 24:00 Midnight UTC.

During this time, requests to register a domain will be submitted to the registry. If any other interested party also applies for the domain during the landrush period, it will go to Auction where the customer applying for the domain can place bids on the domain.

Just like any other Auction, the highest bidder wins and secures the domain. If there is only one request for the domain during the landrush, it will be granted to the customer at the normal registration price after March 12th. If an applicant is outbid and they do not successfully register the domain, their registration is fully refunded, and they will not be charged for the auction.

The auction process will be run by an external auction-house selected by the .ASIA registry, and will be held at an external website: http://asia.pool.com/ where customers can check the status of their domain application. Other participating .ASIA registrars will also have access to the auction process, and their customers will also be entering bids for domains they have applied for as well.

The auction process facilitiated by Pool will be executed at the end of the landrush during the quiet period. Participants in the landrush will be contacted by Pool via email with details of how to participate.

Visit the .ASIA Auction Site
See the list of eligible regions
Access the .ASIA Organisation Website