[registrars] [Fwd: Sale of major .nz Registrar]

["Ross Wm. Rader" <ross@tucows.com>]

Almost slipped through the cracks...

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Subject: Sale of major .nz Registrar
Date: Sat, 07 Jun 2003 07:32:48 +1200
From: DPF <david@farrar.com>
Organization: Is Over Rated
To: ross@tucows.com

Hi Ross,

InternetNZ is selling Domainz, the former .nz registry and still major
registrar.  There has been considerable interest locally and I thought
a number of ICANN Registrars might also be interested.

If you have the time, and don't believe it is off topic for the icann
registrars list, would you be able to forward on the message below?

Many thanks


DPF

"InternetNZ (www.internetnz.net.nz), the .nz ccTLD Manager, is selling
Domainz (www.domainz.net.nz). Domainz was the .nz registry and sole
registrar until October 2002 and since the introduction of a new
shared registry system has become a registrar for .nz domain names.

InternetNZ believes it is a conflict of interest to own a registrar,
as well as owning the new registry (www.nzrs.net.nz) and also act as
market regulator (www.dnc.org.nz), so it decided last year to sell
Domainz by 30 September 2003 when its role as a stabilising registrar
concludes.

Domainz is the dominant registrar in the .nz market.

A copy of the sale notice is online
(http://www.internetnz.net.nz/sale-of-domainz-nbr-ad.pdf) and sets out
how interested parties can gain a copy of the sale information
memorandum by contacting Tim Russell (timrussell@deloitte.co.nz) of
Deloitte Corporate Finance."

David Farrar
Secretary
InternetNZ
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E-mail: david@farrar.com
ICQ:    29964527
MSN:    dpf666@hotmail.com


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