Luxembourg, 30th April 2008 - The General Sunrise Period starts next week on the 6th of May and will last 14 days, during which .ME domain registry will begin accepting the .ME domain applications of trademark owners only. EuroDNS is an accredited .ME domain registrar and will open its site to .ME applications on the same date. .ME is the new extension for Montenegro and is expected to be utilized as both a personalized Web address and as a catchy business marketing tool around the world. The .ME domain Landrush is targeted to begin in early June, with an Open Domain Registration process based on a first-come, first-served basis in mid-July.

EuroDNS .ME domain prices for the different periods are:
Sunrise: 175 Euros/year (minimum 5 years)
Landrush: 48 Euros/year (minimum 2 years)
Open Registration/GoLive: 24 Euros/year (minimum 2 years)


The complete .ME registration roll-out schedule is planned as follows:

• May 6 to May 20: General Sunrise Period. During this time, anyone with a trademark is eligible to apply for a .ME domain.
• May 20 to June 6: Quiet Period. The registry will be closed to registrars. Sunrise auctions will begin for names that received multiple applications. .ME domain names that receive only one application will be awarded.
• June 6 to June 26: Landrush. This is the first opportunity for the public at large to apply. Anyone who doesn’t have a trademark, but is interested in a specific .ME domain, can apply during this period. This is also when Sunrise challenges begin.
• June 26 to July 15: Quiet Period. During this time, the registry is closed to registrars. Names for which there was only one application during the Landrush Period are allocated. Landrush auctions will begin for names that received multiple applications.
• July 17: Open Registration. Domain names are registered on a first-come, first-served basis.
• September 2008, "Premium Names" Auctions

Any changes, updates or transfers to .ME domains will not be possible until the 7th of July. Multiple parties will be allowed to submit applications for the same domain name. Domain names that receive more than one application will go to an auction process.

More info to the .ME domain auction process to come.