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IATAhasallocatedtoallairportsthree-letters-codes.SITAhaspre-registeredinformertimesallthesethree-letter-codesasaero-domains,unlesstheairportsthemselveshavenotregisteredtheseaero-domains.

SITAhasrecentlyreleasedunclaimed3letteraero-domainsforregistration.Thesearenowavailabletoanymemberoftheaviationcommunity.3lettercodesthathavealreadybeenregisteredorwhichcannotberegisteredduetocontractualobligationsbetweenSITAandICANNwillnotbereleasedaspartofthisprocess.FirmenausderLuftfahrtknnenjetztauchaero-domainsmitdreiBuchstabenregistrieren.

Whatwouldtheaveragewebsiteownersay,ifsomeonecouldoffertohimacom-domainwithtwoletters?Hewouldbedelighted.Adomainwithtwolettersisareallymemorablename.Itisapity,butnobodycannotofferthis.Theactualregulationsofcom-domainsandthepoliciesofalmostallregistriesexcludedomainnameswithtwoletters.Theaero-domainisthegreatexception:SITAhasconvincedICANNtopermitaero-domainsconsistingoftwolettersatcertainconditions.Airlinesoraircraftoperatorcanregisteraspecificaero-domain,whichwillbestillmoreimportantinthefuture,whenSITAisdeveloppingtechnicalfeaturesase.g.RFID.Theycanregisterthe2-Letter-IATA-Codeasaero-domain.

Moreinformationatwww.domainregistry.de/aero-domain.html

DotMobiwillintroducemobi-domainswithoneortwoletters.Theseshortnamesarehighlysoughtafterbycompanieswhotoextendtheirbrandwithabrief,memorablewebaddress.Inarecentauctionofnumericdomains,namessuchas88.comwentforasmuchas$325,000.Numericdomainsinparticulararesoughtafterbecausethereisnotranslationneededamongcountries,makingthemextremelyusefulforglobalbrandrecognition."

Moreinformationatsecura@domainregistry.deorwww.domainregistry.de/mobi-domains.html.

Dotcoopwillintroducecoop-domainswithoneandtwoletters.Interestedcooperativesmustsendaletterofapplication,called"ExpressionofInterest"(EOI).

Theregistryexplains:"AllsubmissionsshouldbeinEnglishalthoughsupportinginformationmaybeprovidedinotherlanguages.Allawardswillbefinalandthenameswillbemadeavailabletothoseregistrantsforregistrationatthattime.Ifthenameisnotregisteredwith7daysofbeingawarded,thenanyotherEOIforthatdomainwillbereconsideredandanewrecipientselectedandnotified.dotCoopreservestherighttoimposeanapplicationfeenotinexcessofUSD$500ifthenumberofEOIsisunexpectedlylarge".Andtheregistrycontinues:

"TheevaluationoftheExpressionsofInterestwillconsider,ataminimum:-whetherthedomainwouldbeactivelyused;anactivationscheduleshouldbeincludedwiththeEOI;-previoususeoridentificationwiththenamebeingrequestedincludingregisteredtrademarksinusebythecooperative(althoughprevioususeisnotrequired);-whethertheeligibleorganizationhasparticularstandingwithinitsregional,nationalorinternationalcooperativeorganizationsorsectors;-whethertheproposedusewillbespecifictotheregistrantoringeneralsupportofageographicorsectoralgroupofcooperativeswithwideruseand/accessbeingencouragedwithoutfinancialrestrictions.However,suchopenaccess

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