.INFO domain names are expected to become live and
accessible through all Internet Web browsers on or about September 19, 2001.
In order to employ the most comprehensive and fair registration system, Afilias will roll out .info domains in three stages:
The Sunrise Period,
Through Aug 27, 2001, is a period of time whereby owners of trademarks and service marks (registered as of October 2, 2000) may register their marks in the .info domain.
Afilias provides this registration period as a service to the Intellectual Property community as an attempt to prevent the problem of cybersquatting and domain name speculation.
The Sunrise period will be available to IP owners for 34 days, and will be followed by a quiet period of up to 15 days.
During the Sunrise period, Afilias will accept registrations in 5 rounds.
A randomized, round-robin processing system will limit any one registrant or registrar's ability to gain in domain name submissions.
Disputes regarding conflicting marks may be raised according to Afilias' Sunrise Challenge policy.
Any challenges to names registered during the Sunrise Period may be raised during the Sunrise Challenge process, which will commence on August 28 and
continue for a duration of 120 days.
The Start-Up Period,
from Sep 12, 2001 through Oct 8, 2001 last for 27 days,
will open registration to the general public. Domain registrations submitted during
the Start-Up period will be processed with the same randomization process used during the Sunrise period.
Registry Live,
begins on Oct 19, 2001 to an indefinite period. During this time, domain registrations will be available to the
general public and will be processed in real time on a first-come, first-served basis.
On June 27, 2001, U.S. Department of Commerce approved the .INFO TLD into the domain name system root zone,
completing the final step in the approval process for .info. .INFO's entrance into the root zone will
enable .INFO domain names and Web sites to become live and accessible through Internet browsers.
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