1 Chinese Domain Name Registration Policy TWNIC 02/27/2001

2 Content Classification Registration policy/2 stages Reserved words&limitation of characters Dispute resolution process Remedies Registrars

3 Chinese Domain Name Classification Specific Chinese Domain Name ---xxx. 商業. 台灣,xxx. 商業.tw ---xxx. 網路. 台灣,xxx. 網路.tw ---xxx. 組織. 台灣,xxx. 組織.tw General Chinese Domain Name ---xxx. 台灣,xxx.tw

4 General Chinese Domain Name Registration Policy 1st stage (11/13/2000~01/13/2001)  Priority is given to Domain Name ’ s already in our Database  Pre-apply for individual Domain Name  Applicants applying for the same Domain Name,chosen randomly  There is a 2 month window for application  No cost for registration

5 01/15/2001 Result of first priority 02/06/2001 Result of Pre-apply 2/16/2001 Provide Service First priority&pre-app. 11/13/2000~01/13/2001 The current General Chinese Domain name

6 1 st Stage Status 01/15/2001 Result of first-priority(5579) 02/06/2001 Result of pre-app.(11073) 02/15/2001 about 7000 DN finish payment procedure

7 General Chinese Domain Name Registration Policy 2 nd Stage (provide service on 02/16/2001) First come,first serve Certification is not required,confirmation Registration fee/annual fee is NT$225/NT$450 1 additional domain name(xxx. 台灣 )is included with each general Chinese domain name(xxx.tw) 1 additional simplified Chinese domain name is included with each traditional Chinese domain name

8 General Chinese Domain Name Policy on Reserved Words 11/08/2000 meeting of related organizations concerning reserved word boundaries Open discussion area on TWNIC web site Reserved word conference on 12/05/2000 Reserved word ’ s scope was defined on 12/21/2000 Announce the Reserved word on TWNIC web site

9 General Chinese Domain name Reserved Words classification organization #no Sovereignty related 行政院 研考會 52 Administrative districts 419 Government organization Educational Institution MOE4266 TWNIC Reserved TWNIC44 Total14915

10 General Chinese Domain Name The Limitation of Character The length of characters can not be over 14 Chinese characters or 28 bytes (alphanumeric, hyphen) Chinese domain name can not consist entirely alphanumeric symbols Must comply with RFC Big5 based

11 Dispute &Remedies policy Dispute Resolution policy ※ Domain name disputes to be resolved by providers Registry may transfer or cancel DN ※ 90 day non-payment cancellation policy ※ receipt of written notice from Registrant ※ written dispute resolution either of Providers or Court ’ s decision

12 Establishment of Registry/Registrar System Delegated 6 registrars on 10/17/2000 Began testing “ registration service system ” on 10/21/2000 Service for the specific English/Chinese domain name application process was provided by the registrars on 12/04/2000 On line general Chinese domain name registration service was provided by the registrars on 02/16/2001

13 The List of TWNIC-accredited Registrars TWNIC-accredited 6 registrars on 10/17/2000 TISNet technology inc.(TISNET ) Asia pacific online service inc.(APOL) Chunghwa telecom CO. Ltd (HiNet) Net-Chinese co. Ltd PC home online co. Ltd (PC home) Digital united inc.(SeedNet)

14 Registry/Registrar interaction TWNIC Registrar agreement API SSL evaluation Instant update of information Follow related policies information kept on file