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Old 04-18-2008, 06:28 AM THREAD STARTER               #1 (permalink)
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Colombia's .CO Domain Extension will launch in 2010

http://www.domainnews.com/en/general...h-in-2010.html

Colombia's .CO Domain Extension will launch in 2010

Written by Chief Editor , Friday, 18 April 2008

So what's in store for the Colombia's .CO ccTLD extension over the next few years?

Colombia's telecommunications ministry has confirmed that Colombia's namespace will get a new registry next year, moving away from the current registry run by the Los Andes University.

Under this new management it also promises a full relaunch with the following "tentative launch agenda":
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/domain-name-discussion/458997-colombias-co-domain-extension-will-launch.html
# May - August 2008: Drafting of .CO launch procedure rules
# August - November 2008: Contracts to be finalized and signed
# April - July 2009: Transfer and redelegation procedures begin
# February - May 2010: .CO opens to registrations
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Originally Posted by Salmon
http://www.domainnews.com/en/general...h-in-2010.html

Colombia's .CO Domain Extension will launch in 2010

Written by Chief Editor , Friday, 18 April 2008

So what's in store for the Colombia's .CO ccTLD extension over the next few years?

Colombia's telecommunications ministry has confirmed that Colombia's namespace will get a new registry next year, moving away from the current registry run by the Los Andes University.

Under this new management it also promises a full relaunch with the following "tentative launch agenda":
# May - August 2008: Drafting of .CO launch procedure rules
# August - November 2008: Contracts to be finalized and signed
# April - July 2009: Transfer and redelegation procedures begin
# February - May 2010: .CO opens to registrations

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Well,
Just like .cm CCTLD, .co will get huge type-in traffic from all part of the world, just imo.
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Agreed, this will be a typo-squatters delight.
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Oh boy. The amount of times I've typed domain.co...
Hopefully I'll get a chance to snap up a good traffic earner ;D
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Business Corporations will jump into the .Co domains.
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I guess that the .co extension's success or failure will depend mostly on its price and registration rules.

I mean some people thought that .tm domains could be relatively successful. But with a price tag of $150 per year and a 10-year registration requirement, most domainers and businesses have looked elsewhere.
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Originally Posted by Salmon
http://www.domainnews.com/en/general...h-in-2010.html

Colombia's .CO Domain Extension will launch in 2010

Just like .cm CCTLD, .co will get huge type-in traffic from all part of the world, just imo.
.co is better than .cm
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this is great news for typo squatters,
I, myself typed domain.co all the time
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Yes, it is really interesting name. co.co.co will be great.
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ill be like a kid in a sweet shop when .co opens for registrations
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Colombia domainers should be very happy now.
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Yeah .co for Colorado will be good. This I guess is the next TLD I will wait for!
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Originally Posted by Salmon
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Colombia's .CO Domain Extension will launch in 2010
What's the history with the .co extention? Did they close off regging of .co names before? I found all these sales on DNSaleprice:

FlightTech co $4,819 Jan 07 Sedo 2 10 N N http://FlightTech.co Sedo
BusinessAccounts co $1,956 Dec 06 Sedo 2 16 N N http://BusinessAccounts.co Sedo
StudentJob co $6,560 Dec 06 Sedo 2 10 N N http://StudentJob.co Sedo
TotalMobile co $4,922 Dec 06 Sedo 2 11 N N http://TotalMobile.co Sedo
EmploymentLaw co $3,167 Dec 06 Sedo 2 13 N N http://EmploymentLaw.co Sedo
WeddingDesign co $1,000 Dec 06 Sedo 2 13 N N http://WeddingDesign.co Sedo
BoDog co $2,000 Dec 06 Sedo 2 5 N N http://BoDog.co Sedo
ReservationRewards co $3,262 Dec 06 Sedo 2 18 N N http://ReservationRewards.co Sedo
SciFi co $9,864 Dec 06 Sedo 2 5 N N http://SciFi.co Sedo
CasinoGuide co $2,328 Dec 06 Sedo 2 11 N N http://CasinoGuide.co Sedo
Gates co $16,597 Nov 06 Sedo 1 5 N N http://Gates.co Sedo
Husbandry co $1,953 Nov 06 Sedo 1 9 N N http://Husbandry.co Sedo
WebLoyalty co $3,418 Nov 06 Sedo 2 10 N N http://WebLoyalty.co Sedo
AccommodationWorldWide co $1,516 May 06 Sedo 3 22 N N http://AccommodationWorldWide.co Sedo
AutomatedTradingSystem co $1,500 Apr 06 Sedo 3 22 N N http://AutomatedTradingSystem.co Sedo
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Originally Posted by htmlindex
What's the history with the .co extention? Did they close off regging of .co names before?
Actually, .co domain registrations are currently limited to people living in Colombia.

I've found that piece of information on Wikipedia :
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=458997

"Around the year 2000 when many country-code domains were being remarketed as worldwide generic domains, there was some talk of allowing second-level registrations in .co for registrants worldwide in order to capitalize on the similarity of this name to .com. However, a Court order prohibited Andes University from doing so."
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.co could become the poor mans dot com, it sounds short for "company" so businesses could go for it, especially by 2010 when it will be even more difficult for companies looking for a good .com.
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ill be like a kid in a sweet shop when .co opens for registrations
I reckon I would register hundreds. The typo revenue would be ridiculous!
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There's quite a large number of .co sales on Namebio, despite the fact that these registrations haven't been available worldwide yet.

Here are just the ones above $10K. Quite impressive...

lyrics.co $80,000 on 2006-02-21 Pvt Sale
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thecube.co $40,919 on 2006-05-09 Sedo
history.co $21,667 on 2006-04-04 Sedo
energywatch.co $20,000 on 2006-02-14 Pvt Sale
hollywood.co $17,438 on 2006-03-28 Sedo
gates.co $16,597 on 2006-11-25 Sedo
homesell.co $16,130 on 2006-02-21 Sedo
forsale.co $14,692 on 2006-02-07 Sedo
truelocal.co $14,254 on 2006-04-25 Sedo
egay.co $12,130 on 2006-01-17 Sedo
pilates.co $11,913 on 2006-06-06 Sedo
motoring.co $11,504 on 2006-01-17 Sedo
eccoupons.co $11,334 on 2006-02-14 Sedo
duck.co $10,455 on 2006-04-11 Sedo
archos.co $10,000 on 2006-03-21 Sedo
theater.co $10,000 on 2006-05-09 Pvt Sale
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Are you sure the trailing m is not missing ?
AFAIK .co is at 3rd level only.
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Are you sure the trailing m is not missing ?
AFAIK .co is at 3rd level only.
It seems indeed that .co is at 3rd level only now, but was it always the case in the past ?

Either there's a mistake (m missing) on both Namebio and DNSaleprice, or 2nd level registrations were allowed for a short period of time in the past (most sales are in 2006). This could be due to a mistake from Sedo too, I'm not sure.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=458997

Anyway I'm very surprised how high these domain sales were and those could definitely be .com prices.

Would anybody have more information about this ?
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I doubt they are .com prices, some of those domains would get a lot more.
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