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Attention News Editors:
Internic.ca Announces Pre-Booking Service In Advance of .ca Rule
Changes
OTTAWA, ON, July 13 /CNW/ - In anticipation of the lifting of Canadian
restrictions on Internet domain names, Internic.ca, Canada's leading Internet
registrar, today announced a special pre-booking service for the registration
of a top level .ca domain. This is the first pre-booking service of its kind
to be offered in Canada. The new service is available as of today at
www.internic.ca
Internic.ca's pre-booking service essentially allows anyone to get in
line now on a first come first served basis for a .ca name. When the rules
change later this fall, Internic.ca will attempt to register all the new names
on behalf of the applicants who have pre-booked with the firm.
Rob Hall, President of Internic.ca came up with the idea of a pre-booking
service and decided to offer it to his customers after receiving a flood of
inquiries about such a service. "Because of the existing restrictions, many
individuals and companies have been prohibited from registering a top-level
domain name. Under this new set of rules, all that changes. We felt a pre-
booking service would give our clients a better level of preparedness and a
better chance at getting the domain names they wish," he said.
Under existing regulations, companies and individuals were frequently
denied .ca names due to their level of incorporation or restricted to only one
.ca name. Only organizations that had been incorporated federally could apply
and receive a top-level .ca domain name. The new regulations, administered by
the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA), will allow anyone to have
a .ca domain name. The change will allow companies to protect all of their
trademarks with a range of .ca names, one for each of their products or brand
names.
Internic's pre-booking service is free. Applicants are only charged if
the domain name chosen is registered. At that point Internic will charge a
standard registration fee. The automated pre-booking service is available via
the Internet at www.internic.ca
About Internic.ca and Robert Hall.
Internic.ca, is Canada's leading Internet registrar and has been offering
domain name registration services to Canadians since 1998. It is part of the
Momentous.ca family of on-line businesses owned and operated by Robert Hall.
Mr. Hall started one of the first Internet Service Providers in Canada and was
one of the principal founders of the Canadian Association of Internet
Providers (CAIP) and former Chair of the Canadian Internet Registration
Authority (CIRA). CIRA is a non-for-profit Canadian corporation that is taking
over registry responsibility for .ca domains. The policies and administration
of the .ca domain name are set by Canadians and governed by Canadian law.
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For further information: Shaun Markey, Shaun Markey Communications, (613) 728-9951,
Toll free 1-877-562-7539