[kictanet] KeNIC Opens up 2nd Level Domains

[waudo siganga]

This sounds good. The challenge will be protecting the rights of those
already registered in the 3rd level, to avoid them having another
expense and effort making new, defensive registrations.
W.


On Thu, Jun 29, 2017, at 11:23 AM, Ali Hussein via kictanet wrote:
> Dear all
> 
> KeNIC has just announced the opening up of the .ke 2nd level domains.> 
> What does this really mean?
> 
> Simply put for example is that your domain can now be www.wanjiku.ke
> instead of www.wanjiku.co.ke.> 
> This is huge and the Registrar and user community have been agitating
> for this for many years.> 
> Kudos to the KeNIC team led by Abdalla Omari and the Board. This was
> way overdue.> 
> So from a commercial perspective these are interesting times:-
> 
> fa.ke anyone? :-)
> 
> Or how about ca.ke; Ni.ke, Co.ke? ma.ke? 
> 
> #LetTheGamesBegin!
> 
> Regards
> 
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