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Over 40,000 domains registered in new procedure
“There are speculations as to how many people have switched over to eu. domains but our calculations indicate that this number is insignificant, less than 900 names,” Kauts added.
The domains that are no longer used include many valuable domains, with considerable interest expressed in their registration and usage anew. On the 5th of January, 2011, the deletion proceeding will begin for the domains that have not been re-registered and they will eventually become vacant. As a result of the deletion proceeding, the e-mail addresses and web pages associated with the domain will stop working. At the end of the deletion proceeding the domain will be erased from the register and anyone wishing to register it will be able to do so. “The deletion proceeding is customer-friendly and during the first 30 days of expiry the domains will be marked as being deleted in the public domain register, but they will remain usable. In February the domains will become inactive and their websites and e-mail addresses will cease to function. In early April the domains that have not been re-registered will become available to the general public for new registration on a first-come, first-served basis,” Kauts explained.
We advise all to make haste with domain re-registration as the six-month re-registration period ends tomorrow.
The Estonian Internet Foundation is the organisation that represents the Estonian Internet Community and manages domain names with the Estonian country code. The Estonian Internet Foundation performs the following tasks: management of Estonian top-level domain names and organisation of their registration, representation of the Estonian Internet Community in the cross-border Internet community, including the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), introduction of rules and fees applicable to domain names with the Estonian country code, keeping domain name information systems and registers and ensuring their availability, reliability and security.
![.ee is represented with two discussions at the Opinion Festival](http://meedia.internet.ee/photos/53111201270_ebf5a512ae_o%20(1)_large.jpg)
.ee is represented with two discussions at the Opinion Festival
The Estonian Internet Foundation is happy to share that we are represented with two panel discussions at this year's Opinion Festival held in Paide. With the framework of the discussions we will take a closer look at two important digital topics with the help of experts on August 10.
![New study: Satisfaction with the .ee renewal process is highly valued](http://meedia.internet.ee/photos/uuring%20(2).png)
New study: Satisfaction with the .ee renewal process is highly valued
A recent study commissioned by the Estonian Internet Foundation took a closer look at the .ee domain registration renewal process and its possible developments. The results reveal that satisfaction with the .ee renewal is very high and it is characterized by the keywords simple, fast, understandable and convenient. The study was carried out in cooperation with Viilup Uuringud.
![Heiki Sibul will continue as the head of the Estonian Internet Foundation](http://meedia.internet.ee/photos/Heiki_large.jpeg)
Heiki Sibul will continue as the head of the Estonian Internet Foundation
The Council of the Estonian Internet Foundation (EIF) selected a board member for the foundation through a public competition. According to the council's decision, the current head of the foundation, Heiki Sibul, will continue as a member of the board. The new term of the board member begins on September 26 of this year and lasts for five years.
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