In our May Newsletter, we introduced readers to the new guidelines in domain regulation, which provide registration rules for the top-level domain .ee. The Estonian Internet Foundation (Eesti Interneti Sihtasutus) has now announced that the transition period for implementation of new rules begins on 5 July 2010.
Under the new rules, .ee domains may be registered by any local or foreign private and legal entity, while one registrant may register any number of domains.
The principal change in the new regulation stipulates maintenance of the domain, accompanied by a certain annual fee and the validity of registration for a yearly period. Registration of domain names will be organized as a two-tier system – the Estonian Internet Foundation will conclude contracts with registrars (internet service providers) who, in turn, will conclude service contracts with registrants (entities applying for and using the domain).
Hence, in order to renew the validity of current domains during the transition period or to apply for a new domain, registrants must choose, and conclude a service contract with, a registrar approved by the Estonian Internet Foundation. A list of approved service providers uploaded to the site of the Foundation is being constantly updated.
A six-month transitional period during which current domains must be reregistered starts on 5 July 2010. Upon expiry of the transitional period, all domains that have not been reregistered will be free and available for anybody to register.
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Transition period in .ee domain registration
In our May Newsletter, we introduced readers to the new guidelines in domain regulation, which provide registration rules for the top-level domain .ee. The Estonian Internet Foundation (Eesti Interneti Sihtasutus) has now announced that the transition period for implementation of new rules begins on 5 July 2010.
Under the new rules, .ee domains may be registered by any local or foreign private and legal entity, while one registrant may register any number of domains.
The principal change in the new regulation stipulates maintenance of the domain, accompanied by a certain annual fee and the validity of registration for a yearly period. Registration of domain names will be organized as a two-tier system – the Estonian Internet Foundation will conclude contracts with registrars (internet service providers) who, in turn, will conclude service contracts with registrants (entities applying for and using the domain).
Hence, in order to renew the validity of current domains during the transition period or to apply for a new domain, registrants must choose, and conclude a service contract with, a registrar approved by the Estonian Internet Foundation. A list of approved service providers uploaded to the site of the Foundation is being constantly updated.
A six-month transitional period during which current domains must be reregistered starts on 5 July 2010. Upon expiry of the transitional period, all domains that have not been reregistered will be free and available for anybody to register.