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.eu registry contract up for grabs

Kevin Murphy, October 8, 2020, 18:08:47 (UTC), Domain Registries

The European Commission has opened up the .eu registry contract for rebid.

It’s a five-year contract that will come into effect in October 2022. Registries have to apply before the end of the year, and the Commission expects to make its pick in October 2021.

The incumbent is of course EURid, which has been running the ccTLD for the last 15 years and surely has a strong chance of renewing.

There are a few restrictions of which companies can apply.

First, they must be based in the EU or the UK. The registry infrastructure must also be located in the EU.

Second, they must be a not-for-profit entity. For-profit companies would have to set up a separate non-profit registry vehicle in order to be able to apply. All surplus revenue goes into the EU budget.

Third, they need at least seven years of experience running a registry — .eu currently has over 3.6 million names under management, making it the 13th or 14th largest TLD that I have numbers for.

There are a variety of technical and financial criteria applicants will be measured against, and a scoring system for picking a winner.

All the application forms can be found over here.


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