The .CO Launch Plan (“Launch Plan”), also known as the “Gradual Offering Plan,” intends to provide for the allocation of
Domain Names (as defined hereinafter) in the .CO top-level domain (“TLD”) in a fair, orderly and equitable manner.
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CO_Sunrise_LaunchRegistrationThe multi-phased Launch Plan was designed to provide priority registration and other reasonable protections to certain prior rights
holders and other key stakeholders before the Registry (as defined hereinafter) opens to the general public.
The Launch Plan involves a multi-phase allocation of Domain Names to qualified parties before the .CO Registry is opened for
general registrations. The Launch Plan is intended to deter abusive and bad faith registrations of .CO Domain Names and to
create a stable and effective launch of .CO Domain Names for the benefit of the Internet community on a local and global level.
This document sets forth the Rules governing the Launch Plan and the related Rules that will be executed by the Registry
to create a stable and effective launch and fair registration process for the benefit of various stakeholders and the Internet
community at large (hereinafter referred to as the “Launch & Registration Rules” or “Launch Rules”). Technical implementation
and specifications for the Registry have been provided to Accredited Registrars (as defined hereinafter) separately.
These Launch Rules, as amended from time to time, constitute the complete rules, regulations, processes and protocols
adopted by .CO Internet S.A.S. for the launch of the Registry, and shall be the only authoritative source for determining
whether or not a particular Domain Name was applied for and/or allocated correctly during the course of the Launch Plan.
The Launch Plan, and the Launch Rules that govern it, were established pursuant to the authority granted by the Policies of
Administration governing the .CO domain in Resolution 1652 of 2008, and in accordance with Law 1341 of 2009, issued by
the Government of the Republic of Colombia, and expressed by the MINTIC (as defined hereinafter)
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