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- Registration Commencing on Phase Sunrise

Launch Schedule

Milestones	Duration	Activities
Phase 1: Government Applications	9:00am 23 Nov 09 to 12:00pm 31 Dec 09	Acceptance of applications from government agencies. Names will be processed as a batch.
Phase 1: Government Applications	5:00pm 6 Jan 10	Batch Activation of all names registered during Phase 1.
Phase 2: Trademark Owners Applications	9:00am 7 Jan 10 to 5:00pm 18 Feb 10	Acceptance of applications from trademark owners. Bidding will ensue if there are multiple applications for the same domain name. Names will be processed as a batch.
Phase 2: Trademark Owners Applications	5:00pm 24 Mar 10	Batch Activation of all names registered during Phase 2.
Sunrise	9:00am 25 Mar 10 to 5:00pm 6 May 10	Acceptance of applications from all entities but with a priority fee of $100 for each name. Bidding will ensue if there are multiple applications for the same domain name. Names will be processed as a batch.
Sunrise	5:00pm 9 Jun 10	Batch Activation of all names registered during Sunrise.
General Launch	10 Jun 10	Acceptance of applications from all entities on a first-come-first-served basis. There will be no priority fee imposed.

1. What is a Chinese Domain Name ("CDN")?

A CDN is a domain name that contains one or more Chinese characters. Presently, domain names have been in Latin characters like abc.com.sg. CDNs allow for Chinese characters to be used within domain names. Eg. 幸福.sg, 开心.com.sg.

2. I've heard of ASCII domain names. What is the difference between a CDN and an ASCII domain name?

An ASCII domain name simply means a domain name consisting of Latin characters like abc.com.sg or abcdef.edu.sg. An ASCII domain name would not have non-Latin characters within it whereas a CDN would have at least one Chinese character contained within.

3. How will my CDN be shown on the WHOIS?

When queried for, your CDN will show up in the WHOIS in Chinese characters. However, associated activated variants of the CDN will not be shown. Similarly, when an activated variant is queried for, only it will be shown on WHOIS, the associated parent CDN and other variants under the parent CDN will not be shown. For more information on variants, please refer to the section on "Variants".

4. What are priority registrations and how do you implement them?

If there is only one application for the CDN, the CDN will be allocated to the registrant. If there are more than one application for the same CDN and one of them is by a trademark holder of the name, the CDN will be allocated to the trademark holder.
For example:
(a) "花园" is a mark registered in Singapore. Its proprietor submits an application to register the CDN "花园.sg" There are also submissions from others applying to register "花园.sg". SGNIC will allocate the CDN to the trademark proprietor.

(b) "花园.sg" is being applied for by a new registrant. There are no other applications for the same CDN. SGNIC will allocate the CDN to the applicant.

5. What are Variants and how do I get them?

When a CDN is registered, a Full Traditional version (if any) and a Full Simplified (if any) version of the name will also be given to the registrant as a bundle at no extra costs. All other character combinations (whether in simplified or traditional form), if any, will be considered as a Variant of the original name applied for.
Please check with the registrar of your choice for the list of variants your CDN might be associated with. It is entirely up to you if you wish to activate the Variant(s) or not. Each activation of a Variant will be charged at a fee. You may check with the registrar for fee charges.

6. What happens to the Variants which I do not activate?

Variants which are not activated will not be resolvable and will not be available to others for registration as well.

7. Do I need to activate my Variant(s) at the point of registration?

You do not need to activate the Variant(s) at the point of registration and can choose to do the activation at a later stage. You may wish to check with participating registrars for fee charges.

8. If I activate a Variant 2 months after registration of the CDN, does that also mean that the Variant will expire 2 months after the CDN expires?

No. The validity of a Variant will follow that of the original CDN applied for. For example, a CDN was applied on 1 January 2010 and will expire on 31 Dec 2010. A variant of the CDN was activated on 1 March 2010 but it will still follow the expiry date of the CDN and will thus expire on 31 Dec 2010.

9. What is punycode and what is it used for?

Punycode uniquely and reversibly transforms a unicode string into an ASCII string for use with internationalized domain names in applications, such that these domain names (like CDNs) may be represented in the ASCII character allowed in the Domain Name System of the Internet.

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