On Tuesday, September 27, 2011 the National Council for Domain Names and IP Numbers passed a resolution by which it recommends the adoption of the new regulations and Dispute Resolution Policy for domain names under .CL. These changes are intended to bring policies for .CL closer to the generally accepted practices in the industry of domain names worldwide.

NIC Chile welcomes the decision, which marks a milestone in the developmentof .CL and thanks the Council for the dedication and thoroughness they devoted to the study of this matter.

The changes will take effect when the testing the new system is finished and the transitional rules necessary for implementation and commissioning of the changes are ready. The schedule for this will be released to the community with sufficient and proper notice.

A summary of the changes and approved documents can be found at:

• Summary of new policies for .CL
• New Regulations for the operation of the .CL Top Level Domain (only spanish version)
• New Dispute Resolution Policy for Domain Names under .CL (only spanish version)

NIC Chile
Santiago, October 14, 2011.

NIC Chile, a center of the Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences of the University of Chile, is in charge of administering the domain name registry of .CL, that identifies Chile in the Internet. In this role, it is responsible before the local and global Internet community for its secure and efficient operation, to allow persons, enterprises and institutions to build their identity on the Internet, under.CL.