The sunrise period for numerical only domain names began for .NL SIDN, the .NL registry, announced. In the next five days 56 numerical only domain names were registered. The sunrise period finishes on 14 December, when the applicants of the numerical domain names will be assessed to ensure they meet the requirements by Deloitte. It is anticipated a landrush for numerical domain names will commence in late January or early February.

To read the SIDN announcement in Dutch, see www.sidn.nl/ace.php/c,727,5465,,,,Voortgang_sunrise_zuiver_numerieke_domeinnamen.html