Tanzania launches .TZ domain name registrations

.TZ applications can be submitted according to specific Priority Categories, and a two-phased Grandfathering period is taking place in order to enable existing registrants of Tanzanian domain names to apply for the corresponding domain names under .TZ.

The launch schedule is as follows:

• Priority Category 1 – Grandfathering phase 1: From 1 March to 31 May 2022
  During this phase, registrants of Tanzanian third level domain names that were registered before 1 March 2022 as well as trade mark holders can apply for the corresponding domain names under .TZ.
• Priority Category 2 – Grandfathering phase 2: From 1 June to 30 June 2022
  During this phase, registrants of Tanzanian third level domain names that were registered between 1 March and 31 May 2022 can apply for the corresponding domain names under .TZ.
• Priority Category 3 – General Availability: 1 July 2022
  From 1 July 2002 onwards, anybody can apply for a .TZ domain name on a first come, first served basis, with no restrictions.

Should there be several applicants for one .TZ domain name within the same Priority Category, then priority will be given to the applicant who registered his/her third level domain name first. 

There are currently over 23,100 Tanzanian domain names registered, the vast majority being under the extension .CO.TZ.  As with all launches directly at the top level, the opening of .TZ registrations should raise interest and boost the number of domain name registrations in the TLD.

Authored by Anchovy News team.