Coveted: Already over a thousand applications for domain extension .swiss
Starting next Monday, the Federal Office of Communications (Bakom) will officially open registration for Internet addresses ending in .swiss. More than a thousand applications for this domain extension have already been received.
This was announced on Tuesday by the Internet service provider Switchplus, which has already received the applications. The subsidiary of the Switch foundation checks the applications for completeness and correctness and then submits them to Bakom for review. The Federal Office decides on the registration. The registration of the domain ending .swiss is only open to certain organizations: Internet addresses with this ending must "promote and strengthen the interests of the Swiss community," according to earlier information from Bakom. In the first phase starting September 7, organizations with a connection to Switzerland will therefore be eligible for registration, for example municipalities, cantons and special-purpose associations, but also trademarks protected in Switzerland. Generally for companies, the Internet address with the ending .swiss will be opened from January 11, 2016, according to Switchplus. On the one hand, companies from industries such as tourism as well as brands and institutions with a strong Swiss connection could benefit, Switchplus writes. At the same time, the domain could become a security feature. Domains ending in .ch will continue to be allocated on a "first come, first serve" basis. (SDA)
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