July 20, 2010*

General Availability

.CO domains can be registered on a first-come, first-served basis. Anyone in the world can register domains without domicile or other burdensome documentation for a minimum of 1 year and maximum of 5 years.

The validation rules for a .CO domain are as follows:

  • First and last character must be a letter or number
  • Letters A - Z (case insensitive)
  • Numbers 0 - 9
  • Spanish IDNs are permitted (á, é, í, ó, ú, ñ, ü)
  • Dashes (-) are allowed but spaces are not allowed
  • Name cannot have two consecutive dashes (-) in the third and fourth positions
  • Underline characters are not allowed
  • The domain name (without the TLD) must contain at least 3 but not more than 63 characters
  • The name must not be in the list of reserved names
  • The domain can have a term of 1 - 5 years
* Dates are tentative and subject to change.