A screenshot, showing a small part of the full list of CC domains available at OpenSRS
(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Internet services wholesaler Tucows announced on Thursday, via a blog post, that it has added more than 100 country code domains to the OpenSRS reseller services division, covering nearly 80 countries.
The addition is reportedly the first of several rounds of new domains the company is planning to add, and that 100-plus figure includes quote a few second- and third-level domains, along with quite a few top-level domains.
Among the domain extensions now being offered by OpenSRS are: .pl for Poland; .nz for New Zealand; .im for the Isle of Man; .za for South Africa; .my for Malaysia; .pe for Peru; .to for Tonga; .il for Israel; and .kr for Korea.
Country-code domains are an obviously limited, but often extremely compelling to regional customers, opportunity for hosting providers and domain resellers. Some domains have residency requirements or other restrictions. Tucows says it has created a reference chart, providing all of the necessary information, which it intends to keep updated as rules change or as domains are added.
A full list of domains available from OpenSRS, along with the pricing for each, is available on the company’s website.
The high volume of new domains was made possible via the integration of the European and ccTLD-focused domain wholesaler ePag, which was acquired by Tucows earlier this year, for about $2.5 million. In the blog post, Tucows says it is continuing that integration, and plans to launch many more domain extensions in 2012.
The domains will be available via the Domain Manager in the OpenSRS control panel, and via the Reseller Web Interface. Documentation has been added to the website’s reseller section for adding the domains.
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