The manager of the domains. Co of Colombia . CO SAS Internet has expanded the Phase Three (Commercial Interest) of the process of opening the registry of. co second level.
Initially this phase started on June 21 and ended on 13 July. Now due to the large demand created, is extended until 16 July.
During this period, any interested party may apply for a domain. However, the record price at this stage is, for a limited time, higher than the normal registration price.
The domains can be requested through the accredited registrars , which include InterNetX . The average price of these domains has been between $ 250 and $ 300, depending on the registrar. In the case of more than one application for the same domain, an auction will be held between interested parties (There were about 1000 requests matching ).
To date there have been over 26,000 requests for domains. Co second level (11,000 of which are trademarks ) and expect a few thousand more before the start of the stage of registration free, July 20, 2010 .
In September 2009 , the number of domains of the ccTLD in Colombia was 26 968, being the eighth ccTLDs in Latin America.
