[kictanet] .co.uk shortened to .uk

[Muchiri Nyaggah]

I hope Kenic isn't going to mull over this for another couple of years.
This is the kind of decision that could create a 'gold rush' on .ke which,
in my view, is a good thing for the registry.

@muchiri

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On Nov 21, 2013 10:26 AM, "Ali Hussein" <ali at hussein.me.ke> wrote:

> Dennis
>
> This is something that we proposed 5 years ago when I was at KeNIC..
>
> Ali Hussein
>
> +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113
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> "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will
> have a generation of idiots".  ~ Albert Einstein
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> On Nov 21, 2013, at 9:39 AM, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> The UK registrar has shortened .co.uk addresses to .uk
>
> Existing .co.uk names will be held in reserve for 5 years
>
>
> http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/385525/nominet-unveils-uk-domain-names?_mout=1&utm_campaign=pcpro_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter
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