Eric Solkolsky
SparkPR for .CO Internet
eric@SparkPR.com
+1.908.288.7201
Lori Anne Wardi
Director of Marketing & Communications
lori@COinternet.co
+1.917.838.6743
.CO ccTLD is delegated to Colombia’s UNIANDES by IANA
Colombia defines liberalized policies and a new operations model for the .CO domain. A public procurement process commences to identify the future .CO registry operator
August 20
Ministry of Colombia (MINTEC) awards concession contract to .CO Internet S.A.S
September 16
.CO Internet S.A.S. presents IANA with a formal application for re-delegation of .CO with approval of MINTEC and UNIANDES
December 9
ICANN’s Board of Directors approves the re-delegation of .CO to .CO Internet S.A.S.
December 24
The US Department of Commerce approves the re-delegation of .CO and IANA executes the official change in the database passing responsibility of the .CO Registry to .CO Internet S.A.S
February 7
Successful transition of 28,000 existing .CO domains from UNIANDES to .CO Internet S.A.S.
March 1
The official start of the .CO Launch Plan making .CO domains available globally
June 10
Historic first-ever auction for 1-letter domain e.CO sells for $81,000 USD
July 9
Due to popular demand, .CO Internet extends its Landrush phase to close on July 16
July 16
The .CO Launch Plan closes with 39,000 applications from over 133 countries worldwide
July 20
Overstock.com announces the purchase of O.CO for $350,000 USD
.CO Internet officially launches for Global General Availability on a first come, first serve basis with record setting statistics
Final phase of the the launch plan. Domain registrations become available to the general public on a first-come, first-served basis.
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