Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Finally .TH domain can be registered.


Everyone in the ccTLD world has once desired the registration of a .TH domain to own a catchy domain hack. The wait is over now. For the very first time, .TH domains are coming out on sale. THNIC has announced that the domain are offered for registration for a very limited time(till 30th June). Since, they are launched for such a short period of time. The extension will not have a General Availability phase. Yes, they are not sure that there will be a General Availability for these domains.

There are certain requirements though:
Applicant must have local presence in Thailand and able to present legitimate proof of organization registration/establishment or Thai identification card upon submission of the application.

The category of Applications are divided into three categories as follows:
Category 1: .th domain names already registered as traditional domain names prior to 1 June 2014, excluding of all names under in.th category.
Category 2: copyright holders of trademarks registered with department of intellectual property, ministry of commerce of Thailand.
Category 3: other names: 
3.1 names of organizations, corporations, companies, educational institutions, government with registration certificate issued by relevant local authority of Thailand
3.2 individual names, first name or family name of Thai citizen. 
3.3 names of events or projects hosted by private organizations or governmental organizations. A confirmation letter of the event/project with its brief detail certified by top management of the organization is required.

Every .TH will also include a complementary ไทย (dot thai) domain name at no additional charge for 1 year. The .ไทย shall refer to English domain name registered under .TH. If the domain name applied for registration has already been occupied by another domain holder in .ไทย, the applicant shall select another domain name.

Now, coming to the business end. There is a premium price for this special domains.

Registration starts at $6,000 per year with a non-refundable signup fee of $599 or a lifetime registration fee of $50,000. 

The price is on the higher side. A realistic number as I would forecast is under 500 for this ccTLD.

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