The Public Announcement of Starting TW English Second Level Domain Name Registration Service

The .tw second level domain name registration policy was approved by the 41st TWNIC Domain Name Committee meeting on June 28, 2005. TWNIC hereby announces the second level domain name registration policy.

Qualification:

  • Application for the service may be filed by a company, business establishment, or legal entity that has been registered in the Republic of China or in any other competent jurisdiction, or by any natural person.
Fee Schedule:
  • The fee will be decided by the TWNIC Domain Name Committee and collected by the registrar.
The Categories of Registrants with Priority Right:
  • Application by “Governmental Agency”: Governmental agencies listed on the Registration Requirement List may apply for the Domain Names reserved for them during the specific period.
  • Application of “Educational Institutes”: Schools listed on Registration Requirement List may apply for Domain Names reserved for them during the specific period.
  • Existing Registrants under “.tw” English Third Level Domain Name: existing registrants of 7 types English Third Level Domain Name, including com.tw/org.tw/net.tw/idv.tw/game.tw/club.tw/ ebiz.tw. before (and including) the cut-off date.
Pre-registration Period:
  • The pre-registration period starts on August 23, 2005 at 12:00 noon until September 22, 2005 at 12:00 noon. The time is based on Taiwan’s time zone.
Registration Opened to the Public:
  • The TW English Second Level Domain Names Service shall be opened to the public and TWNIC shall follow the “first come, first serve” principle to provide this service since November 1st, 2005

Please visit the registration policy for further information.