Domain names

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has recently approved the use of .eu as a suffix for European domain names. EURid (the European Registry of Internet Domain Names) will be responsible for registering new .eu domain names.

The system is not yet ‘live’ but it is anticipated that a ‘pre-registration’ period will be granted to government bodies towards the end of 2005 with others able to apply on a first come first served basis probably from early in 2006. A tentative timetable together with a number of questions and answers can be found on the EURid website: www.eurid.eu