Landrush

Landrush

During this phase, applications for short and memorable names with a high commercial value may be submitted by the general public. The registration procedure for the Landrush phase is the same as in Sunrise, but without trademark validation.

Domains will not be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. As during Sunrise, the applications will
be collected during the phase. The domain names will be allocated immediately at the end of the Landrush Period and registered for one year.

Process

• Submission of application
• Auction - if there are matching applications for the same domain name
• Award / Injection
  
  

Auctions for matching Applications

Matching applications for the same domain will go to auction. Auctions will be handled by an external auction provider. The timeline for the auction process is four to eight weeks after the end of Landrush. Auction winners will be awarded the domain with a one year registration.

Application Requirements 

• Applications must be made through one of the ten accredited .CO registrars like InterNetX.
• Multiple applications for the same domain name are permitted.
• Any applications for domain names on the restricted, reserved or premium list will be rejected.
• Applications may be submitted for a term of 12 months.
• In order to avoid duplicates, the registry demands that an application for Landrush must contain a unique domain name/registrant email address combination. Any application for the same domain name with a duplicate email address may be rejected.
  
  

Standard Domain Rules

• Letters from A to Z are permitted (case insensitive)
• Numbers from 0 to 9 are allowed
• Spanish IDNs are permitted
• Underline characters are not allowed
• Dashes (-) are allowed, but domain names may not begin or end with a dash
• Spaces are not allowed
• The domain name (without the TLD) must contain at least one character,
  but not more than 63 characters
  
  

Additional Information

Applications can be deleted at any time during Landrush. Successful applications can be deleted within five days once the accepted status is set to "Pending". Deletions during these times do not result in billing, but the application fee is non-refundable.