CORE is pleased to announce the addition of .ME for Montenegro on CORE Payload. This extension will be available as of May 6th at the earliest. Potential customers interested in this ccTLD should contact their usual CORE Members for Sunrises applications, Landrush and Go-Live.

Launch Schedule

May 6-May 20: General Sunrise

* All accredited registrars allowed into registry.
* Application info available to registrars (via EPP and Web Admin Tool) but not via WHOIS

May 20-June 6: Quiet Period

* Registry closed to registrars; domain queries may be possible.
* 5-day or 7-day Sunrise auctions held for names that received multiple applications. Names for which there was only one application are allocated via batch job. Application info will not be available to registrars; names show up in WHOIS only after they are allocated.
* Compliance checking will continue through the Quiet Period

June 6-June 26: Landrush

* Landrush application info available to registrars (via EPP and Web Admin Tool) but not via WHOIS
* Sunrise Challenges begin

June 26-July 15: Quiet Period

* Registry closed to registrars; domain queries may be possible.
* 5-day or 7-day Landrush auctions held for names that received multiple applications. Names for which there was only one application are allocated. Application info may be available to registrars; names show up in WHOIS after they are allocated.
* Domains are billed for at the time of allocation.

July 17: Open Registration

* Domain names are registered on a first-come, first-served basis

“Premium Names” auctions

* Expected to begin in September 2008.