CIRA's Community Investment Program
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) has recently launched a new Community Investment Program designed to provide funding to community groups, not-for-profits, and academic institutions for projects that enhance the … Continue Reading
Update on the registrant verification process
With the launch of registrant verification, we are continually making improvements to simplify and streamline this new ICANN requirement. We are introducing some new features and fixes to the registrant … Continue Reading
Domain promotions for Q1 2014
We are happy to announce the promotions for the first quarter of the year*.
.INFO domains are $7 Sign me up >
.CO domains are $12 … Continue Reading
Registrant verification announcement
New regulations and procedures as per ICANN’s 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement are now live. Here’s some important information you need to know:
Validating a registrant’s email address
Effective immediately, … Continue Reading
How do we choose what new gTLDs to support?
You have probably noticed an increased amount of activity and communication around the new gTLDs coming to market through OpenSRS. We are all very excited about the possibilities that the new TLDs bring but … Continue Reading
OpenSRS joins the SedoMLS network
OpenSRS has partnered with Sedo joining its SedoMLS network. If you aren’t familiar with it, SedoMLS is the world’s largest domain distribution network, placing more domain names in front of potential … Continue Reading
EURid Holiday promotion
On November 25th, EURid launched their Holiday promotion. .eu domain holders have a chance to to win one of three prizes:
First prize:
A one week “natural reset” package … Continue Reading
10th Anniversary Telecommunications Forum, February 24-25, 2014 in Ottawa, Canada
Tucows CEO Elliot Noss has been invited to speak at the 10th Anniversary Telecommunications Forum on February 24-25, 2014 in Ottawa. He’ll be delivering a lunchtime keynote presentation on February … Continue Reading
New TLDs have arrived. Here’s what you need to know
On December 3rd, the first of many new TLDs will arrive at OpenSRS! We’ll be launching sunrise registrations for 14 new domain extensions and will also begin accepting registrations for … Continue Reading
New ICANN Working Group Could Have Big Impact on WHOIS Privacy Services
As we have detailed in previous posts, the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA), which is the formal contract between ICANN and registrars, contains a number of new provisions around selling … Continue Reading