Mexico Gives .MX a Second Chance by Opening Registration in March 2009
Monday, February 23rd, 2009 by Cécile Lhémery
Since 1989, after a limited access afforded only to certain Mexican institutions, Mexico’s main extension, .MX, closed itself to new registrations. Now, 20 years later, .MX is once again open for registration.
The NIC México (Network Information Center México) register, in charge of administering the .MX (ccTLD / country code Top Level Domain) codes, is looking to develop its extension.
Registration will open in March 2009. It will be divided into stages (called Sunrise) and will first give preference to domain name owners in one of the five Mexican sub-extensions (.COM.MX, .GOB.MX, .EDU.MX, .ORG.MX, and .NET.MX). This month, the NIC MX has unveiled the different domain name registration stages. (more…)
