News from the China Internet Network Information Center (
CNNIC), an
organization responsible for the management of China's domain name
registration, says that CNNIC received 45,645 applications for
priority upgrading and 1,960 applications for priority registration
of ".cn" second-level domain names from 12 a.m. to 5 p.m. on
January 6 -- the first day for this kind of applications and
registration. It means that 35 percent of China's ".cn" registered
users have applied for upgrading on the very first day. Among them,
a registered user -- cd-r.com.cn from south China's Guangzhou, was
the lucky first upgrading applicant.
According to the regulation on second-level domain names publicized
by CNNIC, all ".cn" domain names registered before December 6, 2002
will have priority to apply for upgrading and registering their
corresponding second-level domain names. About 130,000 domain names
are included in this category. Although the priority registration
period publicized by CNNIC will last until February 28, 2003, over
one-third users handed in their applications on the first day.
Insiders believe that this situation fully reflects users'
recognition to the value of second-level domain names.
CNNIC reminds that those who already have the ".cn" domain names
can fulfill their applications for priority upgrading on the
websites. Simply inputting their passwords, they don't need to
provide any other material for confirming their identities. Users
who have not received the upgrade password can contact their
registration provider. Users who have priority in registration,
including famous brands, names of colleges and universities, media
and World Heritages sites, have to provide relevant identification
materials to registration providers while fulfilling the
registration application online, so as to confirm their
priority.
It
is reported that CNNIC will handle the applications for priority
registration and upgrading during March 1-16, 2003. On March 17,
2003, it will begin to accept public registration of ".cn"
second-level domain names.
(China.org.cn by Wang Qian, January 8, 2003)