[news release] The .CO.NL Grandfather period that opened on Tuesday November 18th 2008 was received with great enthusiasm, and the Operator wishes to remind holders of a .nl domain that applications for the corresponding .CO.NL name can still be made for nine days.
The Grandfather is specifically designed to allow holders of one or more â.nlâ domain name(s) to secure its identical form with a â.CO.NLâ ending; this option will help ensure stability in the Dutch namespace. The Grandfather period will end Thursday January 15th 2009 at 10:00 am GMT. For additional security during that time, the Administrative-contact attached to the.nl domain name will be contacted directly to confirm that he wants to benefit from the Grandfather period and get an identical CO.NL Domain Name.
A 26 days term will follow the Grandfather phase, during which no aplications will be possible. The Sunrise will then start on Tuesday February 10th 2009 at 10:00 am GMT and end on the 26th at 10:00 am GMT. This phase will provide applicants holding a registered trademark in any country with the opportunity to register their brands as CO.NL names before the system is open to the general public
The Landrush Period will be open to anyone without requirements of prior rights and allow customers to get their CO.NL domains sooner than in the general opening. It is also a great opportunity to get generic names before others want to. It will last from Tuesday March 17th 2009 at 2:00 pm GMT until Tuesday March 31st 2009 at 2:00 pm GMT
Finally, the Go Live period will open on Wednesday the 15th of April 2009 at 2:00 pm GMT. Application requests can be made by the general public without any restriction or priority rights, and will be accepted on a first come, first served basis.
If you are the holder of a .NL domain name, you also have the right to register the identical in .CO.NL. Donât miss this opportunity to secure your .CO.NL, apply now!
For more information on .CO.NL, visit the official website: domain.co.nl/en/welcome.html
About the operator
The CO.NL Operator was established in 2007 to manage the registration of domains with the .CO.NL ending. The organization operates under the national TLD of Dutch registry SIDN but has no further ties to the foundation. The .CO.NL is directly operated from Amsterdam with the technical back-end of EuroDNS SA, a global Registrar of Internet Domain names.
To register your co.nl domain name, check out Europe Registry at www.europeregistry.com.