.au Australia Prepares For ccSLD Launch

The .au Domain Administration (auDA) announced plans to begin allowing second-level registrations in the .au domain space. The launch is expected in the fourth quarter of 2019. Holders of existing third-level .au domains (such as .com.au, .net.au, .org.au, id.au & .asn.au) receive priority status for the corresponding second-level domain, and are assigned a category for a Grandfather Phase. Third-level domains registered on or before February 4, 2018, are assigned Priority Category 1. If registered after February 4, 2018, the domains fall into Priority Category 2. Category1 is the first priority. If multiple parties hold Category 1 for the same domain name string, and wish to register the exact match in the second level .AU, they may negotiate an agreement as to which will be the Designated person to register the .AU domain. The registry has not confirmed exact dates at this time. CSC will communicate additional launch details and requirements as information becomes available. Please contact your Client Service Partner, if interested...

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