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Wednesday February 25th, 2004   (Ash Wednesday)

new .MD TLD goes live next month

At $200 a pop I don't think there will be a line.
But it's an alternative to the heavily restricted .pro TLD.

press release from MaxMD: Yahoo or Business Wire
MaxMD's initial marketing efforts will focus on a 60-day "sunrise period" that begins Monday, March 1, 2004 at 2:00 PM GMT and ends on April 29, 2004 at 10:00 PM GMT. During that time, qualified owners of U.S. and international trademarks may purchase .md domain names that correspond to their trademarks for $200 per domain name..... At the conclusion of this sunrise period, MaxMD will begin marketing .md domain names to physicians, medical institutions and other members of the global health care community.
MaxMD acquired long-term exclusive rights to market .md domain names in over 90 countries in North and South America, as well as in Europe and Asia. These rights were acquired from a Moldovan company that acquired them from a state enterprise of the Republic of Moldova. MaxMD is not affiliated with any company previously involved in marketing the .md domain. Moldova, a former republic of the USSR, was assigned the country code .md by ICANN
 

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