Landrush phase is the third phase in “.公司”&“.网络”’s registration and it is open to global users.

1.　　Landrush Duration (Beijing Time, GMT+8)

08:00 AM, August 21, 2014—08:00 AM, September 27, 2014,　37 days

Pre-registration Time: 08:00 AM, August 21, 2014—08:00 AM, September 1, 2014,　11 days

Bidding Time:　08:00 AM, September 1, 2014—08:00 AM, September 27, 2014,　26 days

Note：Pre-registration will be closed when bidding phase begins.

2.　  Participation Procedure

First, Pre-registration

Please submit the domain name that you want and contact details via CNNIC’s accredited partners. (To find our partners: please click　http://www.cnnic.cn/cxwf/gs/zcscx/201403/t20140305_46255.htm）

Pre-registration fee: 320 CNY for each domain

Second, To obtain user name and password for bidding

n　Pre-registration user： the user name and password for bidding phase will be sent to the registrant via email address.

Note: Please confirm you are able to log in the bidding platform successfully before auction begins

n　Non-pre-registration user：please create your account on the bidding platform after bidding phase begins

Bidding platform link: http://auction.22.cn

Third, Log in the bidding platform to participate in auction http://auction.22.cn

Fourth, please submit requirement document within 5 business days after auction results is confirmed. The registration will succeed once the domain passes audit

3.　  Participation Eligibility

Any legal person or individuals are allowed to participate in auction.

4.　  Pre-registration application rules

²　Application rules

n　Registrant shall submit pre-registration application via our accredited partners (http://www.cnnic.cn/cxwf/gs/zcscx/） and the application shall follow China’s regulations on Internet domains.

n　Only in the pre-registration period of the Landrush Phase shall applicant edit and delete the application information. The application information is prohibited to change when the bidding phase begins; No refunds will be granted if　application was withdrawn during bidding phase.

n　During the pre-registration phase registrant can apply for more than one domains and a single domain can be contested by multiple registrants.

²  Information required for pre-registration

n　Domain name that registrant applies for

n　Full names of registrant (name or organization), contact number, email address

Note：The above information is used to create your bidding account. Please make sure all the information is correct and valid

²  Naming policy of pre-registration

n　You can use Simplified or Traditional Chinese characters, Arabic numericals (0-9) and Latin Alphabet (a-z) and the half-width character“-”separately or in combination. The character“-”cannot be placed at the beginning or the end.

n　The maximum length for Chinese domain must not exceed 20 Chinese characters or 63 characters when it’s converted into punycode.（For details, refer to “Chinese Domain Punycode Conversion”）

5.　  Auction rules

²  Starting price

n　Starting price is 320 CNY

²　Note：In case of a successful bid, the actual payment is final bidding price minus pre-registration fee.
Example：A registrant pre-registers “NIC.网络”and wins this domain with a price of 500 Chinese Yuan. He will be charged 180 Yuan (500-320=180) by the system.

²  Guidelines

n　Both pre-registered and non-pre-registered users can participate in auction. The applicant offering the highest price wins. For non-pre-registered users, please refer to the auction platform to see how to participate in the auction.

n　If there is no bidding for a pre-registered domain, the pre-registered applicant will obtain this domain at the pre-registration price.

n　If a pre-registered applicant fails in the bid for his desired domain, the registrar shall give a full refund of pre-registration fee.

n　If a domain name in auction is only bided for by one applicant, this applicant will obtain the domain at the bidding price.

n　After the completion of auction, if the applicant offering the highest price gives up the domain, then the applicant offering the second highest-price will be given priority to obtain this domain. If the applicant offering the second highest price gives up as well, then the auction aborts.

n　The domain’s first year registration fee is included in the pre-registered applicant’s bidding price or pre-registration price.

n　For non-pre-registered applicants, the domain’s first year registration fee is NOT included in their bidding prices.

²  Auction Time

The starting and ending time of the auction shall be stipulated by the system. Any user can offer a bid before the auction is over.

²  Bid Confirmation

1、After winning a bid, the winner shall confirm the price of domain within 72 hours.

1）The deposit fund will be frozen after an applicant wins the bid.

2） If the winner rejects to confirm the price, then the transaction is cancelled. The winner will be charged the deposit fund for breach penalty. The transaction fails.

3）If the winner does not confirm within 72 hours and he has sufficient funds to cover his bidding price in his account, the system will by default assume the bid is successful and freeze the corresponding amount of funds. If there is no sufficient funds in his account, then it will count as a breach. The winner shall be charged the deposit fund for breach penalty and his bid fails

2、The bid winner shall submit domain registration information within 5 business days the after winning the bid

u　Pre-registered domain: Please complete the registration process with the corresponding registrar.

u　Non-pre-registered domains: Please submit the registration and the relevant materials via the service provider of the Auction Platform System.（For a list of registrars that offer “.公司” & “.网络” services, please refer to: http://www.cnnic.cn/cxwf/gs/zcscx/）.

6.　  Dispute Resolution Mechanism

For any disputes between the registrant and the trademark rights holders in domain registration in the Landrush Phase, they shall be solved according to ICANN’s Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) and Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS).

Any complaints filed according to UDRP shall be processed according to ICANN’s Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/rules-be-2012-02-25-en) and the complementary administrative dispute resolution policy of your chosen service provider; complaints filed according to Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS) shall be processed according to Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS) rules and the complementary rules of ICANN-accredited URS service provider.

7.　  Inquiry and Contact

Please contact China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) at:

Tel: +86-10-58813000（7/24）

E-mail: service@cnnic.cn