.eg Model and Overview on Policies

Hussein Lotfy

Tarek Edris

ccTLD Technical Training

Amman, Jordan 26-29 Nov 07

• Egyptian Universities Network

• Overview of current .eg model

• Some worldwide important figures

• .eg Roadmap

Egyptian Universities Network

EUN was founded in 1987 as a not EUN was founded in 1987 as a not for profit organization and a unit of for profit organization and a unit of the Supreme Council of Universities. the Supreme Council of Universities.

EUN serves 17 Egyptian government EUN serves 17 Egyptian government universities and 19 different universities and 19 different scientific and educational scientific and educational organizations.organizations.

EUN is funded primarily by the EUN is funded primarily by the universities’ subscriptions and also universities’ subscriptions and also by various services.by various services.

EUN Main Services

Internet and inter-connectivity for Internet and inter-connectivity for universitiesuniversities

Managing the .eg domain Managing the .eg domain Technical supportTechnical support ConsultingConsulting Web design, hosting and e-mail Web design, hosting and e-mail

services services Video ConferencingVideo Conferencing

Setting .eg domain name policies and Setting .eg domain name policies and rules.rules.

Setting and applying a procedure of Setting and applying a procedure of registering a domain names.registering a domain names.

Operating and administrating .eg Operating and administrating .eg domain name server.domain name server.

Setting and applying a procedure of Setting and applying a procedure of restructuring or creating new second restructuring or creating new second level domains under .eg.level domains under .eg.

Setting and monitoring a business Setting and monitoring a business model for .eg domain name services.model for .eg domain name services.

Current EUN Registry Role

.eg Second Level Domains

.com

.gov

.org

.edu

.net

.sci

.eun

.mil

The total number of domains registered underThe total number of domains registered under .eg SLDs is in the order of 7000 domains..eg SLDs is in the order of 7000 domains.

1.1. An active primary name server An active primary name server physically located in Egypt is physically located in Egypt is required.required.

2.2. The domain holder has to be The domain holder has to be registered in Egypt or has a registered in Egypt or has a representative registered in Egypt.representative registered in Egypt.

3.3. The domain name has to be related The domain name has to be related to the domain holder name, not a to the domain holder name, not a generic name and may registered for generic name and may registered for active or inactive usage.active or inactive usage.

Current Registration Policies and Rules

4.4. Domain registration is based on Domain registration is based on “First come, first served”.“First come, first served”.

5.5. Registration under different SLDs Registration under different SLDs requires different legal requires different legal documents.documents.

6.6. For disputes over a domain name, For disputes over a domain name, EUN has no responsibility for the EUN has no responsibility for the verification of rights to a name.verification of rights to a name.

Current Registration policies and rules

Current Domain Name Request Process

ISPs

EUN Central RegistryEUN Central Registry

(Registrant)(Registrant)Domain HolderDomain HolderDomain HolderDomain Holder

Requirements to request Domain Name:Requirements to request Domain Name:1.1. DNS application available on EUN website.DNS application available on EUN website.2.2. Required documents according to the domain type.Required documents according to the domain type.3.3. Registration fee.Registration fee.

Domain name request can be submitted Domain name request can be submitted ::1.1. Directly to EUN (via fax, mail or by hand)Directly to EUN (via fax, mail or by hand)2.2. Through one of ISPs working in the area.Through one of ISPs working in the area.

EUN has no contracts or written EUN has no contracts or written agreements either with registrants or agreements either with registrants or ISPs.ISPs.

The largest Top Level Domains

.com (65.989.593) .de (10.889.525) .net (9.464.935) .org (6.005.219) .uk (5.885.061)

.info (4.449.383) .eu (2.374.862) .nl (2.360.803) .cn (1.874.604) .biz (1.691.913)

TOP 10 Level Domains 4/2007TOP 10 Level Domains 4/2007

.com .de .net .org .uk .info .eu .nl .cn .biz

Some important figures 120120 million domain names worldwide across all of million domain names worldwide across all of

the Top Level Domains (TLDs) at the end of 2006.the Top Level Domains (TLDs) at the end of 2006. This represents a This represents a 32%32% increase over the previous increase over the previous

year.year. There are There are 245245 ccTLDs compared with ccTLDs compared with 1919 gTLDs. gTLDs. The number of domain names registration under The number of domain names registration under

ccTLDs has increased rapidly over recent years.ccTLDs has increased rapidly over recent years. 2006 ended with 2006 ended with 43.743.7 million domain names across million domain names across

ccTLDs, a ccTLDs, a 31%31% increase over the end of 2005. increase over the end of 2005. The growth seems to be driven in large part by .cn The growth seems to be driven in large part by .cn

(china) which added more than (china) which added more than 500,000500,000 names in names in the fourth quarter of 2006.the fourth quarter of 2006.

The Top 10 ccTLDs are: The Top 10 ccTLDs are: 1)1) .de (Germany) .de (Germany) 2)2) .uk (United .uk (United

Kingdom)Kingdom)3)3) .eu (Euopean Union) .eu (Euopean Union) 4)4) .nl (Netherlands) .nl (Netherlands)5)5) .cn (China) .cn (China) 6)6) .it (Italy) .it (Italy)77) .ar (Argentina) ) .ar (Argentina) 8)8) .us (United .us (United

States)States)9)9) .br (Brazil) .br (Brazil) 10)10) .ch (Switzerland) .ch (Switzerland)

Registrations under the Top 10 ccTLDs Registrations under the Top 10 ccTLDs represent represent 64%64% of the global ccTLD of the global ccTLD market.market.

Germany and UK registries alone Germany and UK registries alone represented over represented over 50%50% off ccTLD names off ccTLD names registered.registered.

Differing growth rates between ccTLDs Differing growth rates between ccTLDs are due to a combination of are due to a combination of factors.These include policies, level of factors.These include policies, level of Internet use in the country and the Internet use in the country and the comparatively low prices.comparatively low prices.

ChallengesChallenges New VisionNew Vision Main Keys:Main Keys:

1.1. Customer NeedsCustomer Needs

2.2. Registration PromotionRegistration Promotion

1.1. Setting an operational plans to describe Setting an operational plans to describe the processes and services and these will the processes and services and these will include:include:

• Every aspects of registration , renewal Every aspects of registration , renewal , transfer and cancellation procedure, transfer and cancellation procedure

• Registration policies and rulesRegistration policies and rules• Description of structure and methods Description of structure and methods

of registration whetherof registration whether electronic or electronic or manualmanual

• Billing systemBilling system• Documentation system (forms, Documentation system (forms,

contracts, .....etc)contracts, .....etc)• Disaster recovery procedures Disaster recovery procedures

EUN Future Plans

2.2. Operating an automatic registration Operating an automatic registration system with electronic signature system with electronic signature verification.verification.

3.3. Operating the TLD database and Operating the TLD database and whois server.whois server.

4.4. Activating a communication with Activating a communication with other national and international other national and international bodies, organizations who are bodies, organizations who are concerned with.concerned with.

Suggested Domain Name Request Process

ISPs, non member of EUN Registrars list

EUN Direct ServicesEUN Direct Services

Central Registry Central Registry EUNEUN

RegistrarRegistrar

RegistrantRegistrantAgreement

Agreement

Contract

Contract

Contract

Contract

Submitting Domain Name Request

Electronically Submitting Manually SubmittingManually Submitting

Download the formfrom the website

Download the formfrom the website

Send form with the attachments

via fax or by hand

Mail Interface(For Registrant)

Mail Interface(For Registrant)

Database Interface(For Registrar)

Database Interface(For Registrar)

Send request via mailSend request via mailSend request directly

to Database

To DatabaseTo Database

Suggested Structure for EUN Central Registry

Operational DepartmentOperational DepartmentTechnical DepartmentTechnical DepartmentPublic Relations

DepartmentPublic Relations

Department

Administration Administration

Foreign RelationsForeign RelationsFinancesFinances

MarketingMarketing

LegalLegal

AdministrationAdministration

Registration

Development

EUNEUNEUNEUN

ICANN (www.icann.org)ICANN (www.icann.org)

AfriNIC (www.afrinic.net)AfriNIC (www.afrinic.net)

Arabic Domain Name Project(www.arabic-domains.org)

Arabic Domain Name Project(www.arabic-domains.org)

Aftld (www.aftld.org)Aftld (www.aftld.org)

Thank You

www.eun.egwww.eun.eg

domreg@mailer.eun.egdomreg@mailer.eun.eg

Now EUN is formulating Now EUN is formulating new policies and new policies and rulesrules for registration and administration for registration and administration of .eg domain names.of .eg domain names.

Our Our missionmission is to excel in the management is to excel in the management of the .eg domain and provision of registry of the .eg domain and provision of registry services in response to the needs of our services in response to the needs of our customer.customer.

Our Our goals goals are to make .eg domain names are to make .eg domain names easier to use and to highly promote easier to use and to highly promote registrations under .eg. registrations under .eg.