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==Start-Up==

==Start-Up==

The Organisation was created in 2006 through a [[Sponsored TLD]] Registry Agreement.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/agreements/asia/asia-agreement-11oct10.htm ICANN]</ref>

The Organisation was created in 2006 through a [[STLD|Sponsored TLD]] Registry Agreement.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/agreements/asia/asia-agreement-11oct10.htm ICANN]</ref>

The [[Sunrise]], [[Landrush]], and [[Pioneer Domains Program]] went historically smooth for [[.asia]]. It conceived of the Pioneer Domains Program as an alternative to the general first-come-first-serve policy usually put in place through the [[Sunrise]] and [[Landrush]] periods. Its departure from this model marks the first time an application for a domain name was approved on the quality of the application itself.<ref>[http://pioneer.domains.asia/press/2007-07-11-DotAsia-PR.html Pionner Domains]</ref> [[Vint Cerf]] was quoted as saying : "The Pioneer Domains Program will be a useful benchmark for other new [[TLD]] operators to take into account".<ref>[http://pioneer.domains.asia/press/2007-07-11-DotAsia-PR.html Pionner Domains]</ref>

The [[Sunrise]], [[Landrush]], and [[Pioneer Domains Program]] went historically smooth for [[.asia]]. It conceived of the Pioneer Domains Program as an alternative to the general first-come-first-serve policy usually put in place through the [[Sunrise]] and [[Landrush]] periods. Its departure from this model marks the first time an application for a domain name was approved on the quality of the application itself.<ref>[http://pioneer.domains.asia/press/2007-07-11-DotAsia-PR.html Pionner Domains]</ref> [[Vint Cerf]] was quoted as saying : "The Pioneer Domains Program will be a useful benchmark for other new [[TLD]] operators to take into account".<ref>[http://pioneer.domains.asia/press/2007-07-11-DotAsia-PR.html Pionner Domains]</ref>