Landrush .co extended because of huge success

The landrush for the .co-extension (Colombia) which started on June 21st has been extended until July 16th. Normally the landrush would have ended on July 13th but this phase has now been extended with 3 days.

During this landrush, everyone who wishes to do so, can register a domain name under the .co extension. All applications will be treated by the registry. If, on July 16th, there are several applications for 1 domain name, this domain name will be sold during an auction. Only the people who filed an application for this domain name can participate in the auction.

After the landrush the general availibilty will start on July 20th. The main difference between a landrush and general availibilty registration will be the price. During the general availibilty applications will also be treated on a first come, first served basis.

The .co-registry also says that, despite the huge success of the landrush, many interesting names are still available under the .co-extension. Furthermore the registry also repeats that this extension is very popular with cybersquatters since it only differs one letter from the .com-domain. Therefore the registry advices everybody to protect his/her domain name under the .co-extension.