The provider of domain name registry services for second-level .au domains will continue to operate the service until mid-2010 under a contract awarded Friday.
Australia's domain name regulator is considering opening up the nation's top level .au domain, in a dramatic proposal that could see second-level domains such as "example.au" made available.
The number of .au domain names will pass one million this month, after five years of strong growth.
Australian businesses and consumers are increasing their Web presence, with more than 433,000 .au domains registered over the last year.
The public has a chance to have its say on the future of Australia's national top level domain with the federal government today releasing a discussion paper on the matter.
"If you own an .australian Web site you need to know who we are," screamed an orange and grey advertisement the nation's domain regulator placed in several newspapers.
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