Request from Ukraine to the domain .УКР has successfully passed the stage of String Evaluation

02.03.2011
March 1, 2011, the International Corporation for Assigned Internet addresses (ICANN) announced the successful completion of String Evaluation step for Ukrainian application domain. RBM .

String Evaluation Stage includes checking for compliance with technical and linguistic criteria for the future TLD.

Recall back in 2009, the Ukrainian government has authorized the Ukrainian Network Information Center (USITS) to apply for delegation of Cyrillic domain. RBM as IDN ccTLD. The application was filed November 16, 2009, when ICANN has launched a new procedure for obtaining countries domains in national languages ​​(Fast Track).

Company "Center of Internet names in Ukraine" (Ukrnames) strongly supported and supports the idea of ​​establishing a national Cyrillic domain. RBM as a member of the working groups, meetings and participate in the meetings of ICANN, to the extent possible lobbied issue an application for approval of the Ukrainian domain. RBM.

Many Ukrainian experts so far questioned the likelihood of approval of the domain. RBM as this three-character domain, and in addition, the domain of visual symbols like Latin. But, thanks to the coordinated work of Ukrainian specialists and public support (in particular online dotukr.com for over a year, anyone can write an opinion in support of the domain) was able to obtain the approval of the domain corporation ICANN.

Successful completion of Phase String Evaluation - this is not the last but very important step for Ukraine domain. Still a lot of work, but we welcome the passage of this stage and consolidation of the Ukraine as the Cyrillic domain.