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.ASIA Registration FAQ
What is .ASIA?
Asia is a new TLD that enables companies and individuals to show a presence in the Asia/Pacific region. A .ASIA domain name provides a way to expand your online business by reaching out to the hundreds of millions of International Internet users in the ICANN designated Asia-Pacific countries.
Who can register .ASIA domain names?
Companies, organizations, events, and individualsand all .ASIA registrations must include at least one contact who resides in one of the .ASIA countries.
Why should I register a .ASIA domain name?
Tap into some of the fastest growing economies in the world and more than 60% of the world's population with a .ASIA version of your website. With hundreds of millions of Internet users in the Asia/Pacific region, there is enormous potential to grow your business by expanding into this huge market.
What do the different registration types mean?
Sunrise Registration
The sunrise registration period allows owners of trademarks to secure their domains before they become available to the public. These are the first domains submitted to the registry during live registrations.
Landrush Registration
The landrush registration period is for applicants who do not have a trademark, but want to make sure to secure a great domain. During this period if more than 2 applicants request a domain, the domain is than moved into a highest bidder auction.
Ongoing Registration
Ongoing registrations will be open once the registry is available to take on live registrations on March 26, 2008. Any available domains will be able to be registered in real time.
What are the requirements to register a .ASIA domain?
Anyone (person or entity) can be a registrant of .ASIA domains. In order to satisfy the .ASIA Charter Eligibility Requirement, one of the associated contacts for the domain (registrant, administrative, technical or billing contact) must be a legal entity in ASIA. A legal entity may be a natural person of a juristic entity such as a corporation.
How long can a .ASIA domain be?
The registry requires each domain to be at least 3 characters minimum, and a maximum of 63 characters.
What if more than one applicant requests a domain?
If two or more applicants request a domain during the landrush period, the applicants will be invited to join an auction for the domain where the highest bidder will receive the domain. You will be notified via email if you are entered into an auction at least 10 days before the auction starts.
What format is the auction?
The highest bidder of each auction will receive the domain. The auction is initially set for 7 days starting on a business day. If there is a bid on the 7th day, the auction will continue to run until there is a 24 hour period of inactivity of bids. This will ensure that people from different time zones around the world will have notice of being out bid.
Why did I receive an email from Pool.com regarding my domain name?
The .ASIA registry uses Pool.com as the auction platform for all auctions. All notifications regarding auction starts, outbids, and invoices will come from Pool.com.
How do I become an auction participant?
To become an auction participant you must first submit an application through an accredited registrar complete with required materials (in the case of Sunrise applications). Once the domain application is approved by the registry, you or your OPN contact (if you specified one) becomes eligible to bid in the auction for that domain. Note that Sunrise domain applications must include an OPN contact.
What is an English auction model?
In an English auction model a new bid must be at least one increment higher than the current bid to become the new leading bidder. Bids below the current auction price will have no effect on the auction and in fact will not be accepted as valid bids.
How long will it take before my newly acquired domain is accessible on the internet?
After the payment of your domain is successfully processed, the ownership of the domain will be transferred to you. It could take up to 24 hours before the domain becomes active at the registry.
How do I bid on a domain?
Log into your White Label or Central DotAsia.Pool.com account and click on the Auctions tab. Under Domains I'm Bidding On and beside the domain you wish to bid on, click Bid Now. You can also enter your confidential Maximum Bid amount (which cannot be cancelled or retracted). DotAsia.Pool.com will use this amount to automatically bid (proxy bid) on your behalf.
What will be the bidding increment value?
The bidding increments will vary depending on the value of the current bid. The chart below indicates the different increment amounts pertaining to defined bidding ranges.
| Bottom Range | Top Range | MinimumIncrementAmount |
| $0.00 | $499.00 | $10.00 |
| $500.00 | $999.00 | $25.00 |
| $1,000.00 | $2,499.00 | $50.00 |
| $2,500.00 | $9,999.00 | $100.00 |
| $10,000.00 | $24,999.00 | $500.00 |
| $25,000.00 | $-------- | $1,000.00 |
How will the auction system decide which .ASIA bidder is given the opening position?
All .ASIA auctions will start with an open auction price of $0 with no assigned auction leader. The first bidder will be established as the initial leader in the auction at the first increment level.
What is a proxy bid?
A proxy bid will be considered the maximum that a bidder is willing to bid but not necessarily what will be the bid at this time. If a proxy bid is placed that is at least one increment higher than the current bid then the bid will be placed. The auction system will automatically apply bids up to a users proxy bid provided each time it is one increment higher than the current bidder.
Can I retract or cancel an unwanted Maximum Bid?
No. Bids are legally binding agreements to purchase a domain for the agreed upon price of up to your maximum bid. DotAsia.Pool.com recommends that you take your time when placing a bid.
Where can I view the auction status and review the Auction History for a domain?
Log into your account and click on the Auctions link. All current auctions are displayed on the main Auctions page and for information related to past auctions, simply click the View Your Auction History link located in the Auction Info section.
How do I know if I am winning or if I won an auction?
If you are the winning bidder in an auction, the current price will be highlighted in green in the Domains I'm Bidding On list on the Auctions page. At the time you place your bid, Pool.com will confirm that you are the current high bidder. When an auction ends, Pool.com sends a confirmation email to the winning bidder, explaining which domain they have acquired, and the amount paid for the domain.
Who will receive auction Notifications?
With white label and central site implementation options, the Registrar and the Auction Participant will receive all Auction Notifications via email. Please Note: By default the Auction Participant is the OPN.
What if I want to change my Auction Participant?
To change the auction participant the Registrant may contact rarinfo@dotasia.pool.com using the email registered with the domain application and indicate who they would like to be the auction participant. The Registrant will also need to provide the Domain ID (which can be obtained from the Registrar) so we can verify their request.
When does an auction close?
All auctions are opened for 7 days. By default, auctions will open and close from Monday to Thursday. If a change in leader occurs during the last 24 hours of the auction, the auction gets extended for an extra 24 hours from the time of the leader change. Once 24 hours has passed with no change in the leader, the auction will close, payment will be collected and the domain will be awarded.
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