74,000 .eu registrations suspended

EURid, the .eu registry, who created a team to investigate registrations where there is some doubt as to whether the registrant is actually based in the European Union and therefore eligible, has now suspended 74,000 .eu domains. It was revealed a small number of companies had created thousands of phantom registrars with the aim of registering .eu domain names with a view to warehousing for sale at higher prices later on. Eurid claimed its investigations into phantom registrars is ongoing and had also suspended an unknown number of domains where there was some doubt over whether the registrants were resident in the EU. Even well known domain registrars managed to bungle things in the .eu debacle. Namesco (owners of domain registration brand Simply.com) failed to gain simply.eu despite having a Europe wide trademark, loosing out to a Danish registrant who got his application in a few days before them. Weycrest will be offering .eu domain registration shortly.