[kictanet] Fwd: TCRA to enforce use of .tz domain names

[Tony White]

At the time KENIC took over responsibility for the .ke namespace from
Randy Bush, there were less than 1000 registered domains.  KENIC has
marketed .ke to the extent that we now have over 52,000 registered
domains - and KENIC is ambitiously aiming at 1 million domains.

Tanzania should follow the same route - and NOT 'force' the issue in
the hope of making 'a quick buck'.  It is human nature to resist
anything we are 'forced' to do, especially where we see no benefit.

Local companies, targeting locals, should have a local domain - and in
Kenya KENIC has achieved this purely through successful marketing -
eg. online stores have .ke domain names.

On the other hand, local companies targetting the international market
would be best served by a .com or other GTLD. After all, that's why we
have GTLDs in the first place!

The main issue here is *choice* - and yes, it would be a good idea to
include an *option* on new company registrations to simultaneously
register a .ke domain - and as company registrations are moving
online, this will be a relatively easy thing to accomplish - KENIC
take note ;)

Have a good weekend, everybody,
Tony


On 04/06/2016, Wangari Kabiru via kictanet
<kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
> Blessed Saturday!
>
> I would appreciate insights here in light of this TZ position.
>
> Such a requirement, might;
>
> a. It be aligned to nationalism; buy Kenya, build Kenya (herein TZ)
> Brand Kenya promotion too
> b. Does a .KE give greater control to law enforcement e.g incase of email
> trail investigations, money trail or such. Or it doesn't matter whether
> .COM, .NZ
> c. Would this possibly make the .KE at some point to become a freebie when
> you register a business in Kenya - incentive
> d. The global space and business is now virtual. In attempting to quantify
> the import-export values virtually, what is the revenue paid out for the non
> .KE domains annually. What would be retained if they were .KE?
>
>
> Thank you for the enlightenment.
>
> Blessed weekend.
>
> Regards/WangariOn Jun 3, 2016 10:40, Ali Hussein via kictanet
> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>
>> Listers
>>
>> Interesting developments from our neighbors. Something to emulate or
>> should we leave the choice to enterprise and individuals?
>>
>> Ali Hussein
>> Principal
>> Hussein & Associates
>> +254 0713 601113
>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
>>
>>
>> "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking
>> what no one else has thought".  ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>> Begin forwarded message:
>>
>>> From: "Mohsin from Extreme Web Technologies Ltd"
>>> <support at extremewebtechnologies.com>
>>> Date: 3 June 2016 at 10:12:00 AM EAT
>>> To: "Ali Hussein" <Ali.Hussein at Campusciti.com>
>>> Subject: TCRA to enforce use of .tz domain names
>>> Reply-To: "Mohsin from Extreme Web Technologies Ltd"
>>> <support at extremewebtechnologies.com>
>>>
>>> Hi Ali
>>>
>>> Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) published a public
>>> notice in the Daily News on 1st June, 2016 that reminds us that all
>>> business entities registered in the country should have and use dot(.) tz
>>> domain names.
>>>
>>> The notice stated that this requirement is in order to comply with the
>>> regulatory requirements and to contribute to the national revenue.
>>> However, the notice does not give a deadline to do so or limit the use of
>>> other domain endings. Therefore we assume that if you own a .com, .net,
>>> .org, or any other domain ending then you are required to register a
>>> respective .tz domain name.
>>>
>>> Extreme Web Technologies is the top performing accredited registrar of
>>> tzNIC. The price of domain registration for .TZ is TZS 25,000/- per
>>> annum. If you are using a .com, .net, .org or any other extensions,
>>> please get in touch with us so we can assist you to acquire your .TZ
>>> domain and setup the redirections if required. You can continue using
>>> your current domain name for your email communications.
>>>
>>> Here is the full public notice as published by the Daily News:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Best Regards,
>>> Mohsin Sumar,&nbs


-- 
Tony White