registries With Cayman deal, Uniregistry now runs ccTLDs too

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Uniregistry has got into the ccTLD business, taking over management of the Cayman Islands’ .ky domain this week and planning a relaunch for later this month.

Uniregistry, which is based in Cayman, has replaced a US company called SilverSky, now part of BAE Systems, as the official registry for .ky.

CEO Frank Schilling told DI that the previous custodian was running a manual registration process but that the ccTLD will now run on the same platform Uniregistry uses for its new gTLDs.

The company will act as both registry and registrar for the names, though the space will be opened up to third-party registrars.

The wholesale fee will be $29, with Uniregistry’s registrar business retailing names for $39 a year, Schilling said.

The ccTLD will be relaunched later this month with a six-month period where only people with a self-professed (check-box) “nexus” to the Cayman Islands will be able to register names, Schilling said.

Full Article: http://domainincite.com/17959-with-cayman-deal-uniregistry-now-runs-cctlds-too

 

[abdussamad]

dor.ky

 

[tomcarl]

Another slick deal.

Acquire .ky - market it to people in Kentucky, like New Yorkers have .nyc

All between the lines.