Registration of IDN Cyrillic domains in com.ua and kiev.ua will begin on October 19, 2010.

On October 19, 2010, registration of IDN - Cyrillic domains in com.ua and kiev.ua will begin.It was previously reportedHostmaster, together with a group of Partners, is developing a procedure for delegating IDNs in the com.ua and kiev.ua domains in order to minimize the incidence of cybersquatting and ensure the protection of the rights and legitimate interests of end users.

The IDN domain name entry procedure will be carried out in three stages. At all stages, the domain name submitted for registration will be checked for compliance.IDN domain registration requirements, developed in accordance with international standards and aimed at preventing such a negative phenomenon as phishing.

IDN registration will take place in three stages.

• The first stage.Cyrillic IDN domain names in com.ua and kiev.ua will be available for registration by owners of Cyrillic wordmarks and well-known marks upon presentation of the relevant documents. The first stage of the IDN priority registration process complies with the existing requirements and conditions for delegation of .UA domains and will run from the start of IDN registration until November 17, 2010.
• Second stage.From November 19 to December 19, 2010, IDNs are delegated to registrants who have expressed a desire to register an IDN for a period of 10 years. During this priority registration phase, the same terms and conditions for domain name delegation as for the .com.ua and .kiev.ua domains, respectively, apply.
• The third stageIDN registration will become free. Registration will be available to everyone starting December 21, 2010, and will be no different from registration for the .com.ua and .kyiv.ua domains, respectively.

The right to delegate IDN is granted to registrar companies that have signed the relevant Agreement, taking into account the developed procedure for registering IDN domain names.