.fr Domains for every one

The French domain Dot FR, currently open to companies, organizations and holders of trademarks valid in France, will be open for individuals starting with June 20th at 9 am.

June 19, 2006; 07:40 AM

The French domain Dot FR, currently open to companies, organizations and holders of trademarks valid in France, will be open for individuals starting with June 20th at 9 am, thanks to AFNIC and EuroDNS. Only two conditions for eligibility: to be over 18 years old and able to provide an address in France.

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EuroDNS gives 50% discount on .fr registration with this code: FR50PR

AFNIC (Association Française pour le Nommage Internet en Coopération), the registry of the database of .fr (France) domain name, decided to open up the access to .fr to individuals , after realising that 50,5% of the French population over 11 years of age, are using the Internet, not only for professional purposes or online shopping, but for personal use, such as sharing photos, researching, blogging or chatting.Internet has become a part of individual life, not only professional life.

„The AFNIC, a neutral and independent body, wants to give all French people the opportunity to create their own domain name ending in .fr . Names ending in .fr convey strong values such as proximity, belonging and francophony”, said Jean-Claude Gorichon, AFNIC President.

In order to sell domain names to customers, AFNIC has accredited selected registrars, EuroDNS being one of them. Top Level Domain provider, EuroDNS observes the registration procedures established by AFNIC, who will draw up a .fr charter which states the responsibilities of both the owners and AFNIC domain registrars. AFNIC checks the technical configuration to be correct before making it accessible from anywhere on the Internet.

The declared purpose of EuroDNS: „We want to provide individuals the best personal Internet experience, offering their own special worls designed to suit all their preferances, keeping the high-standard services that we traditionally offer to companies, but offering the right price”, sayd Frederick Schiwek, VP of Marketing.

Just go to www.EuroDNS.com , follow the simple registration steps and you can enter your own personal world offered at professional standards.

About AFNIC

AFNIC (Association Française pour le Nommage Internet en Coopération) is a non-profit organization, the registry of the database of .fr (France) and .re (Reunion Island) Internet domain names. AFNIC is a a neutral centre managing an Internet resource, not a registrar and does not directly sell domain names to customers.

About EuroDNS:

EuroDNS is based in Luxembourg but operates around the Globe. The company is a worldwide Registrar, specialising in European Domains. The company's domain registration portal, covers 10 different languages and serves more than 97% of Europe's population with over 25 Top Level Domains, .fr included.

For more information please contact:

Frederick Schiwek
email: [email protected]

EuroDNS SA
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L-3372 Leudelange
Luxembourg
http://www.EuroDNS.com

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