Launch Schedule

The new era of .CO is coming this summer! The launch involves a multi-phase plan to ensure for the stable and orderly distribution of domains.

The Launch Plan incorporates industry best practices as well as other innovative rights protection mechanisms designed to protect the users of the .CO TLD. The Plan is consistent with the .CO Administration Policy of July 30, 2008.

The Launch has three core stages:

Global Sunrise April 26 – June 10:
This phase is for trademark holders with exact match domain names registered prior to July 30, 2008. This allows companies to apply for their desired domain or domains and secure their trademarks. Matching domains will go to auction.

Landrush June 21 – July 13:
Landrush takes place from the end of June through mid-July, and will be open to anyone interested in registering domain names of high commercial value. Any interest in matching domains will go to auction.

General Availability July 20:
Once the Global Sunrise and Landrush processes are complete, .CO domains will become available to anyone in the world through participating registrars. Except where otherwise reserved by the .CO Registry or earmarked for premium auctions, .CO domains will be available to the public based on the chronological order of registrations on a first come, first served basis.