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Aussies to apply for four geo-TLDs
Kevin Murphy,
October 19, 2011, 08:29:40 (UTC),
Domain Registries
The Australian state governments of New South Wales and Victoria have put out a tender for a registry provider for up to four new top-level domains.
They want to apply to ICANN next year for geographic gTLDs including .victoria, .sydney, .melbourne and possibly .nsw, according to the RFP.
The new gTLDs would be self-funded commercial ventures, with some names reserved for public use, it says. Revenue would be shared between the government and the operator.
If a local presence is taken into account then ARI Registry Services, which recently changed its name from AusRegistry International to dilute the perception that it was too Australia-focused, could be considered a likely front-runner for the gigs.
The tender closes November 15.
Geographical .gTLDs .victoria, .sydney, .melbourne doesn’t seem to good to go.. Lets see what change they will make in Aus. domaining industry