{"id":1697,"date":"2026-09-17T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dotlocal.com\/?p=1697"},"modified":"2026-09-10T10:02:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T10:02:31","slug":"twente-application-submitted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dotlocal.com\/en\/twente-application-submitted\/","title":{"rendered":"Domain extension .twente officially applied-for"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Enschede, 17 September &#8211; The Twente region is set to receive its own geographical domain extension: .twente. The application has been officially submitted to ICANN, the international organisation responsible for domain extensions, by domain extension administrator Dotlocal. If the application successfully passes the evaluation process, residents, businesses, and organisations will soon be able to register domain names ending in .twente. This will make .twente the third local domain extension in the Netherlands after .amsterdam and .frl (Friesland).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Companies and organisations had their last opportunity to apply for their own domain extension in 2012. Over 1,900 applications were submitted worldwide at the time, including .amsterdam and .frl. Applications could be submitted again this year between 30 April and 12 August. More than 1,600 new domain extensions have been applied for worldwide, including .twente in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Local organisations, brands, and residents will be the first to have the opportunity to secure a domain name. Registration will then open more widely, but .twente will primarily represent the Twente identity. As .twente is brand new, many short and attractive domain names are still available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c<em>.twente is a <em>truly <\/em>special domain extension. It\u2019s not often that a region has its own domain extension, so it\u2019s great that Twente will soon have its own place on the internet,<\/em>\u201d says Siemen Roorda of Dotlocal. \u201c<em>We at Dotlocal are proud to have been able to work on this project, and we are delighted that we have now applied for .twente.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Cooperation with Twente Board<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As well as being the applicant for the .twente domain, Dotlocal also owns the .frl domain, and manages the .amsterdam domain on behalf of the City of Amsterdam. Regarding the development of .twente, Dotlocal is in regular contact with the Twente Board, which comprises the region&#8217;s fourteen municipalities, educational institutions, and businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201c.twente fits in very well with the strong sense of connection that people and businesses feel towards this region,\u201d<\/em> says Ank Bijleveld-Schouten, chair of the Twente Board. <em>\u201cIt\u2019s great that entrepreneurs, organisations and residents will soon be able to clearly demonstrate their Twente connection online. This will help make Twente an even more recognisable and visible region.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>First .twente domains may be available starting in late 2027<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The application must first go through ICANN\u2019s evaluation process before .twente becomes available. A draw is expected to be held later this year to determine the order in which the more than 1,600 applications will be processed. If .twente is among the first to be processed, the first domain names could be registered by late 2027 or early 2028.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A select number of providers are already offering pre-registration for .twente domains, with more to follow later this year. As soon as the extension goes live, these domain names can be officially applied for through all participating web hosting companies. The price of registering a .twente domain name is expected to start at \u20ac30 per year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About Dotlocal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dotlocal is an initiative within The Sharing Group&#8217;s Online division that helps regions, cities and networks claim and manage their digital identity through domain extensions. 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