The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has reserved the domain name burjkhalifa.ae for the tallest building in the world Burj Khalifa.
Mohammed Gheyath, Executive Director of the Technology Development Affairs at the TRA, said on Tuesday during the morning live Radio show on Dubai Eye, which was dedicated to covering the opening of the Burj Khalifa, the issue of domain name availability for Burj Khalifa was discussed.
While the show mentioned that burjkhalifa.com was not available, it was also announced on air that the domain name burjkhalifa.ae could not be found. Upon hearing this, Mohammed Gheyath called into the radio show and announced that TRA has immediately reserved the domain name burjkhalifa.ae upon the announcement of the renaming of the UAE iconic structure on Monday.
Gheyath explained that reserving the domain name was meant to protect the rights of the authorised entity entitled to this domain, protect the intellectual property rights, and safeguard the domain from cybersquatters.
The move by TRA comes to protect and encourage the use of the .ae domain name space. The .ae domain name is secured by well defined polices and regulations by TRA, contrary to the .com domain name.
TRA has launched last year, and through the .ae Domain Administration initiative, a nation-wide campaign with the aim of making the .ae domain name the definitive and default location where the Internet using public of the UAE can be represented in the World Wide Web.
Khaleej Times
