NIC Mexico has announced the upcoming public launch schedule of the .MX ccTLD (Country Code) domain extension. Since 1989, after limited registrations by a few Mexican institutes, the .MX extension was closed for new registrations. Now, 20 years later, .MX is once again open for business.
This may present a good opportunity for domainers seeking to test the waters in ccTLD investing. Continue reading below for other interesting ccTLD happenings.
Like other major ccTLD public launches (such as Montenegro’s .ME domains) there is what’s known as a sunrise period and a landrush period. The general public will be able to register .MX domains September 1st.
However, It seems that if you own a .COM.MX domain you may register your exact corresponding .MX domain on March 1st.
.MX Domain Registration Schedule
March 01 to July 31, 2009: owners of domain names in the five sub-extensions (.COM.MX, .NET.MX, .ORG.MX, .EDU.MX, .GOB.MX) can register their sites with the .MX extension. The new domain names will be registered under exactly the same name as the previous domain names. If there are more than one domain name applicant with the same domain name, the one with proof of having the name for longer will be granted the .MX domain name of the same name.
August 1 to August 31, 2009: during the transition period, the register will analyze the requests received for domain name registration.
September 1 to October 31, 2009: the .MX domain names will be open to everyone (general registration period) on a first come, first served basis.
In Other ccTLD News…
TheDomains is discussing issues concerning ICANN’s latest confusing policy on gTLD (Geographic domain names such as .NYC, .Paris, .Berlin) and the serious implications this might have on the domain industry.
Can ccTLDs Earn You $3000 a Day?
Rick Latona is talking about it and Sahar Sarid gave his commentary. It seems like everybody is talking about the revenue potential of ccTLDs (Country Code) domain names.
Thanks to some cool videos from the people behind the scenes at $3000 A Day Domainer, the public is seeing first hand and possibly for the first time ever, a domainers’ success story built on ccTLDs.
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2009 ccTLD Buzz! Plus: The .MX Domain Extension Making a Comeback After 20 Years
