Domain News

July 16 2001 - New ccTLD - DomainLot introduces .cc domain names
You can now register .cc domain names using DomainLot. The .cc domain is the ccTLD for Cocos (Keeling Islands), which has also come to represent "Chinese Corporation" and "Country Club," etc. In fact, .cc has become one of the most popular ccTLDs with over 400,000 domains registered in the first year alone. With most domain names still available, this growth should continue.

March 13 2001 - International Domain Names
In partnership with 1GlobalPlace, a leading international domain name registration service provider, DomainLot introduces international domain names in over 100 different ccTLDs. You can now register your domain names in over 100 different countries using DomainLot and 1GlobalPlace. This partnership will allow DomainLot customers to protect their global identity.

March 5 2001 - New ccTLD - DomainLot introduces .ca domain names
You can now register .ca domain names using DomainLot. The Canadian domain landscape is changing. The Ca registry, once run by a co-operative under the University of British Columbia, is being transitioned to a new, non-profit corporation (CIRA) as of December 1, 2000. New rules will required holders of existing Ca domain names to renew those names and now allows anyone living or doing business in Canada to register an unlimited number of Ca domain names. DomainLot believes these new rules should create a significant acceleration in Ca registrations. Additional country code top-level domains (ccTLD) will be introduced shortly.

February 27 2001 - New ccTLD - DomainLot introduces .tv domain names
DomainLot is pleased to announce the availability of TV domain names. You can now register TV domain names using DomainLot. TV is the TLD for the country of Tuvalu, a small Pacific Island. Through an agreement with the country of Tuvalu, the California company dotTV became the exclusive registry for TV domain names. In October 2000, TV set a record for the fastest growing Top-Level Domain on the Internet by registering over 100,000 names in less than 6 months. DomainLot will continue to add new top-level domain extensions to its list in the near future.

January 13 2001 - New ccTLD - DomainLot introduces .uk domain names
You can now register .co.uk and .org.uk domain names using DomainLot. More and more of business are embarking on their own online global expansion. If the latest trends are any indication, the UK namespace will likely be one of their first stops. According to Nominet, 150,000 new .co.uk names are registered every month. To date, .co.uk and .org.uk names account for over 10 percent of the total number of domain names registered. DomainLot will introduce additional country code top-level domains (ccTLD) will be introduced over the next couple of months.

November 16 2000 - ICANN Selects Seven New TLD Proposals
At its meeting on 16 November 2000, the ICANN Board selected seven new top-level domains (TLDs) for negotiation of agreements. Click here for more.