Issue 123 - 3rd July

Update on new .es domains

As mentioned last week in N3 lite, the Spanish Registry will soon be launching the following five new second level domains under the .es suffix:
.com.es
.org.es
.nom.es
.gob.es
.edu.es

Existing owners of .es domains will be receiving an email from the Spanish Registry (ESNIC), on July 8th. This email will contain a username and password, which is required in order to apply for a priority registration for .com.es, .nom.es. and org.es

If you are an existing owner of a .es domain, it is important you ensure your contact email address is up to date at the Registry, so that you receive this important information.

If you have any concerns or questions, you should contact your NetNames Account Manager.

ICANN reaches landmark agreement with country domains

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) concluded its Montreal meeting last week by reaching a landmark agreement that cements the relationship between ICANN and the worldwide community of country-code top-level domain registries.

ICANN have decided to create a Country-Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) through a partnership with the worldwide community of registries. The goal is to allow local, regional and global groups to have more involvement in key decisions that affect how the Internet is run.

This is a significant step and will help to strengthen the relevance and influence of ICANN. Previously there had been rumours of disgruntled country code operators breaking away from ICANN and forming their own governing body.