Changes

There are a total of 15 SLDs after Nominet created judiciary.uk in November, 2011. Some of these extensions are reserved for special social sectors, such as the judiciary SLD.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/nominet-approves-judiciary-uk/ Nominet Approves Judiciary UK domainincite.com]</ref>

There are a total of 15 SLDs after Nominet created judiciary.uk in November, 2011. Some of these extensions are reserved for special social sectors, such as the judiciary SLD.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/nominet-approves-judiciary-uk/ Nominet Approves Judiciary UK domainincite.com]</ref>

In October, 2012, Nominet opened a 3 month comment period to gauge public interest in opening registration at the [[Second Level Domain|second-level]], thereby making ''example.uk'' a registrable address. Some of the proposed differences include: a higher price, £20 instead of £2.50; verification of actual UK-residence and contact information; the possibility of mandatory [[DNSSEC]]; and possible, limited [[registrar]] accreditation or selection.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/10642-goodbye-to-co-nominet-ponders-releasing-second-level-uk-domains Goodby to Co Nominet Ponders releasing Second Level UK Domains, DomainIncite.com]</ref> [[ICANN]] regular, and CEO of Irish [[registrar]] [[Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd]], [[Michele Neylon]] immediately logged a number of complaints with the proposals, which he sees as being "heavily influenced" by the law enforcement requests being made during ongoing discussions at ICANN over the [[Registar Accreditation Agreement]].<ref>[http://www.internetnews.me/2012/10/01/nominet-sucking-up-to-law-enforcement-with-new-proposals/?utm_source=&utm_medium=&utm_campaign= Nominet Sucking up To Law Enforcement with New Proposals, InternetNews.me]</ref> Many of his complaints can be seen [http://www.internetnews.me/2012/10/01/nominet-sucking-up-to-law-enforcement-with-new-proposals/?utm_source=&utm_medium=&utm_campaign= here].

In October, 2012, Nominet opened a 3 month comment period to gauge public interest in opening registration at the [[Second Level Domain|second-level]], thereby making ''example.uk'' a registrable address. Some of the proposed differences include: a higher price, £20 instead of £2.50; verification of actual UK-residence and contact information; the possibility of mandatory [[DNSSEC]]; and possible, limited [[registrar]] accreditation or selection.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/10642-goodbye-to-co-nominet-ponders-releasing-second-level-uk-domains Goodby to Co Nominet Ponders releasing Second Level UK Domains, DomainIncite.com]</ref> [[ICANN]] regular, and CEO of Irish [[registrar]] [[Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd]], [[Michele Neylon]] immediately logged a number of complaints with the proposals, which he sees as being "heavily influenced" by the law enforcement requests being made during ongoing discussions at ICANN over the [[Registrar Accreditation Agreement]].<ref>[http://www.internetnews.me/2012/10/01/nominet-sucking-up-to-law-enforcement-with-new-proposals/?utm_source=&utm_medium=&utm_campaign= Nominet Sucking up To Law Enforcement with New Proposals, InternetNews.me]</ref> Many of his complaints can be seen [http://www.internetnews.me/2012/10/01/nominet-sucking-up-to-law-enforcement-with-new-proposals/?utm_source=&utm_medium=&utm_campaign= here].

==Awards==

==Awards==