snoopy
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How about this... Even though Adrian said they have not pushed for any additional competing .au direct extension....
Is this true and accurate? Doesn't it read like they are pushing an agenda for their own benefit perhaps?
https://www.ausregistry.com.au/product-innovation-will-produce-the-next-3-million-au-domains/
Also worth noting Ausregistry's names policy panel submission,
https://www.auda.org.au/assets/pdf/sub-ausregistry16.pdf
AusRegistry supports the opening of the .au namespace to direct registrations. We take the position that ability to directly register domains at the second level is an expected conclusion to the evolution of the .au namespace.
It is not a matter of if it will happen, but instead a matter of whether the market is ready to make this change now. As such any delay is merely delaying the inevitable and any implementation issues are only exacerbated by an increase in the size of the namespace over time.
Also this one,
The .au brand will be adversely impacted by not implementing direct registrations, particularly as relevance becomes diluted by further innovation at the top level by the new gTLD options and the new domain business models they introduce and deliver to consumers.