Marketing of domain names under the national Arabized domain "تونس." launched

2012-02-22

The council of the Telecommunications National Authority (INT) approved  during its meeting held on 16 February 2012 and by Decision No. 12/2012,  the Naming Charter  of the Arabized domain  "تونس." whereby,  the marketing of domain names written in Arabic script (example: الهيئة-الوطنية-للاتصالات.تونس) will be officially launched on 1 March 2012 . The launching will be planned according to a schedule including 2 intermediate phases (Sunrise)  and a total opening phase (Landrush) detailed as follows:


-    Sunrise 1:  March 1st  to May 31st, 2012

The registration of domain names in Arabic script will be restricted during this phase, to public institutions and structures.  Applications to get such domain names should be directly addressed to the Tunisian Internet Agency (ATI).

- Sunrise 2: June 1st to September 28th, 2012

During this phase, the registration of domain names in Arabic script is allowed to holders of registered trademarks in the Arabic language in Tunisia.

- Landrush: starting from October 1st 2012

During this phase, the registration of such domain names is open to any person or entity in accordance with the terms of the naming charter of the national domain  "تونس.".


During the Sunrise 2 and Landrush phases, applications for a domain name in Arabic script should be submitted in accordance with the terms of the "تونس." Naming Charter through one of the accredited registrars listed on http://www.regsitre.tn  .

The expected objectives through the marketing of Arabized domain names include boosting the development of content in Arabic and increasing the visibility of local content internationally.
 

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