Q2. Who would want a .ASIA TLD? Who are the target customers?
.ASIA is a highly recognizable phrase that is short, easy to remember, versatile but specific and focused on the Asia identity. It captures the essence of the community served and is a sustainable phrase that will not easily become obsolete. “Asia” traverses a broad region yet elicits a clear concept and coherence of the community, providing registrants tremendous value in establishing an Internet presence with global recognition and regional significance. The name value for .ASIA is especially remarkable for the thriving SME (small medium enterprises) make-up of the Asia economies. This is amplified even more as these SMEs continue to expand beyond their local market to the regional marketplace leveraging the Internet as a platform for growth.
The .ASIA domain can also be naturally used by individuals, businesses, organizations as well as community groups, without constraining to a particular silo within the community, promoting a diverse and dynamic community within the .ASIA namespace. This matches well and is consistent with the multicultural and vibrant community in Asia.
There is a recognizable latent demand in Asia for a TLD with regional significance and versatility. The .ASIA TLD will address this gap in the domain namespace. The .ASIA domain will provide an opportunity for those entities (especially less technically conscious SMEs) to establish a representative yet adaptable online identity. Not only will commercial entities benefit from the opening of the .ASIA domain as a regional presence on the Internet, individuals and public or private initiatives, such as regional community organizations and events, will also be able to establish their presence with an Internet address that is meaningful.
 “Asia” is a term with broad significance and has a clear and lasting value. Many companies, initiatives, events and organizations use “Asia” as a defining element of the core values or sectional aspect in their names. For example:

• Regional companies in Asia
• Local companies expanding to the Asia regional market
• Asia headquarters or subsidiaries of global companies
• NGOs and not-for-profit organizations in Asia such as APNIC, APTLD, APNG, PAN/IDRC etc.
• Asia based events, such as Asian Games, Asian Cup, ITU Telecom Asia, CommunicAsia and many others
• Asia version of global media or regional Asia media: Asian Wall Street Journal, Asia Computer Weekly, Channel News Asia and many other newspapers, magazines, TV channels which target the Asia market and community
• Asia focused businesses: Air Asia, JetStar Asia, Aero Asia, etc.

Being able to use a domain name such as “name.ASIA” is therefore going to add a lot of value to the registrant as well as the general Internet user.

Q4. What are the special features and differentiators of .ASIA TLD?
The .ASIA Sponsored gTLD will allow companies, organizations, events and individuals within the Asia community to establish their online identity in a regional context. While current gTLD's. tend to focus on a vertical group (e.g. commercial entities, network providers, organizations, museums, cooperatives, etc.) within the global Internet, .ASIA will embrace a horizontal perspective with a clear brand to reach and enrich the broad global community. Unlike ccTLD's. also, which provides for a local audience, .ASIA will allow the user to express a regional relevance.

For Dispute Resolution Policy (DRP), we will adopt the Universal Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) as our default DRP. However, we will also explore the feasibility and value to apply local dispute resolution policy developed by participating ccTLD's. (our Sponsor Members) wherever possible, for example for cases where both the complainant and the respondent come from the same economy. This may be particularly useful for IDN cases. We will conduct an extensive study on this matter after we obtain the approval of ICANN.

Also, DotAsia will have Charter Eligibility Dispute Resolution Policy (CEDRP) which can help to restrict non-compliant domain registrations. DotAsia will have extensive reserved name arrangements with ccTLD's. so that certain level of geographical names and politically sensitive names can be protected. Last but not least, DotAsia will do joint marketing and product bundling with participating ccTLD's. (Sponsor Members).

Q5.What is a Pre-registration?
Pre-registration is a stage during the launch of any new top-level domain (TLD) where people can sign up for the domain name they want, and it will be automatically submitted for registration the instant the registration process launches. You may Pre-register a name at any stage in the release process, and your name will be submitted to the registry at the beginning of the appropriate stage.
QualiSpace makes the entire process easy — giving you the peace of mind of knowing that you have the best chance of owning the domain name you want.

Q6. Why should we register with QualiSpace?
While other registrars have come and gone, QualiSpace, an ICANN Accredited Registrarhas established itself as a major player in the domain name registration arena with almost 7 years of experience in hosting industry. When you register with us, you get:

• Experience —QualiSpace has a history of successful domain name registrations and new TLD launches (eg. .MOBI) and we assure you that your registration will be handled by seasoned professionals.
• Credibility - QualiSpacee is an accredited registrar with DotAsia Organization Ltd, the ICANN-appointed registry, adding to its long list of well-established relationships with other registries. The company is not a reseller, and therefore provides you with the lowest prices.

Q7.Where to register .Asia with QualiSpace?
You can preregister for the domain of your choice by clicking here.  

Q8. When to register .Asia with QualiSpace?
You can preregister your domain name any time before the start date of registration period. Preregistration gives you the best chance of getting your first choice domain name because your application is sent as soon as the registration period begins.
If you are eligible to register during a sunrise period, you can register at any time before the sunrise end date to take advantage of early registration. However, to be considered within the pool of applicants, you must register before the end of the sunrise period. Applications received after this date will not be eligible for the intended sunrise period and will only be considered for subsequent periods.

Q9. How to register .Asia with QualiSpace?
To register your domain name, all you have to do is fill out a simple form on our Web site. Preregister for the greatest chance of getting your first choice in domain names. Here's how:

• Preregister here.
• Once you preregister, check your email regularly during the sunrise start date. If you are the only successfully-verified applicant for the domain name, you will automatically get the domain name.
• If there is more than one successfully-verified applicant for the same domain name, you will be notified through email that you will be entered into an auction.

Q11. When to register for .Asia?
The live registration is expected to start in March 2008. However, final date will be announced at a later stage. Kindly click here for .ASIA launch schedule.

Q12.What is the different types of registrations, and what do they mean?
Click here for .ASIA launch schedule and the description of each period.

Q13.What information must we provide to apply during the trademark sunrise periods?
DotAsia Organization, Ltd. requires you to verify your ownership of a trademark to protect the integrity of all registered trademarks. To prove that you have rights to your trademark, you must provide the following information:

• Registered Mark — The exact word or phrase described by the registered mark for the domain name applied for. State or local trademarks or service marks are not allowed. In general, the domain name applied for must be an exact match with the registered mark. For example, if the registered trademark is “abc”, the domain name applied for must be abc.asia.
• Registration Number — Registration or serial number of the registered mark’s current registration. This number must enable the verification agent to access the correct registration entry in the trademark registry or trademark office.
• Registration Locality — Country or location where the mark is registered.
• Application Date — Date the registered mark was applied for (corresponding to the registration number and locality specified).
• Registration Date — Date on which the registration of the registered mark becomes effective (this is not the priority date, but the day for which the mark is issued and registered).
• Registered Class — Optional for Early Bird (SR2a) and Registered Mark (SR2b) sunrise applicants. Mandatory for Extended Protection (SR2c) sunrise applicants. This is the class of the registered mark according to the 9th Edition of the Nice Classification System. (e.g., Mark for XYZ in Nice Class 28: “Games” may apply for “XYZGames.asia”). If more than one class has been registered, any one of the classes can be used.
• Nature of Entitlement — To state you are the owner, co-owner or assignee of the trademark.

The registry (DotAsia Organization Ltd) may require that you submit additional documentary evidence for your sunrise application(s). If this is the case, you will be notified, and you will have 10 calendar days to submit this documentation.

Q14.What information is required from us when we apply during the organization sunrise periods?
To be eligible for a domain name during this sunrise period, DotAsia Organization, Ltd. requires information to protect you from unauthorized persons using an entity name that you own the rights to. Please note your entity must be registered with an appropriate authority (eg. business registries, company registries, society registries, cooperative registries, etc.) in one of the corresponding localities within the DotAsia community.  While preregistering, you will be asked the following information:

• Entity Name — The name of a legal entity, company name, name of an organization, partnership or a natural person. The domain name applied for must correspond with the name of the applicant entity as registered.
• Registration Number — Registration number of the registered entity.
• Registration Locality — Country or locality within the DotAsia community where the registered entity is registered.
• Application Date — Date on which the registered entity applied for registration.
• Registration Date — Date on which the registered entity was formally established.
• Form of Entity — The type of entity you are, such as a corporation or nonprofit organization.

The registry (DotAsia Organization Ltd) may require that you submit additional documentary evidence for your sunrise Application(s). If this is the case, you will be notified, and you will have 10 calendar days to submit this documentation.

Q15.What is the .Asia Charter Eligibility Declaration (CED)?
The charter eligibility requirement makes a legal entity in one of the eligible Asian countries a prerequisite for .Asia registration. A legal entity may be a natural person or a juristic entity (such as a corporation). A Natural Person can be a person with an Asian Passport or Citizenship ID but does not necessarily have to be living in Asia. A Juristic entity can consist of corporation or companies, cooperatives, partnerships or collectives, government bodies, states, sovereigns or municipalities, political parties or trade unions, trusts, estates, associations or societies, institutions. For a list of ICANN-designated Asia/Pacific countries, please click here.

Q16.I don’t have any contact in Asia, so now what to do for CED?
We can understand the importance of .Asia domain and considering that you want to start your Asia operation with this .Asia launch, we have a workaround for CED. During the signup process, you can assign QualiSpace as your CED contact and you will become eligible for .Asia domain.
Service is available for annual charge of $7.99 only.

Q17.What are the ICANN designated Asia-Pacific countries?
Kindly click here to know about the list of countires .Asia_pac_countries

Q18.How can we maximize our chances of successfully registering our .Asia domain?
Preregister for a sunrise period application if you are eligible — the sunrise period gives you the chance to register your name before it becomes widely available during open registration.
If you are not eligible to apply for a sunrise period registration, then register for the land rush period — again, this gives you a head start to help you beat the competition.

Q19.What happens if there is more than one applicant for the same domain name?
Applications received during each of the different sunrise phases or land rush period will be treated as received at the same time. If there is only one successfully verified applicant for a domain, it will be allocated to the applicant.
If more than one applicant for the same domain name passes the verification process, all successfully verified applicants will be invited to bid for that domain in an auction. The highest bidder will get the domain name. Auctions start after the end date of the respective periods. You will be notified if you are entered in an auction.

Q20. How can we know if our Preregistration are successfully converted into live registrations?
QualiSpace will keep you informed of the status of your application via email.  You will receive an email:

• Prior to the launch of each registration period
• If your application is successful
• When your domain name has been activated
• If you have been entered into an auction
• If your application is unsuccessful

Q22. What about cancellations and refunds?
Unfortunately, there will no refund in case of cancellation. As registry will be charging us for your registrations, we will not be able to provide any refund.