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The Organisation was created in 2006 through a [[STLD|Sponsored TLD]] Registry Agreement.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/agreements/asia/asia-agreement-11oct10.htm ICANN]</ref>

The Organisation was created in 2006 through a [[STLD|Sponsored TLD]] Registry Agreement.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/agreements/asia/asia-agreement-11oct10.htm ICANN]</ref>

The [[Sunrise Period]], [[Landrush Period]], and [[Pioneer Domains Program]] went historically smooth for [[.asia]]. It conceived of the Pioneer Domains Program as an alternative to the general first-come-first-serve policy usually put in place through the [[Sunrise Period|Sunrise]] and [[Landrush Period|Landrush]] periods. Its departure from this model marks the first time an application for a domain name was approved on the quality of the application itself.<ref>[http://pioneer.domains.asia/press/2007-07-11-DotAsia-PR.html Pionner Domains]</ref> [[Vint Cerf]] was quoted as saying : "The Pioneer Domains Program will be a useful benchmark for other new [[TLD]] operators to take into account".<ref>[http://pioneer.domains.asia/press/2007-07-11-DotAsia-PR.html Pionner Domains]</ref>

The [[Sunrise Period]], [[Landrush Period]], and '''Pioneer Domains Program''' went historically smooth for [[.asia]]. It conceived of the Pioneer Domains Program as an alternative to the general first-come-first-serve policy usually put in place through the [[Sunrise Period|Sunrise]] and [[Landrush Period|Landrush]] periods. Its departure from this model marks the first time an application for a domain name was approved on the quality of the application itself.<ref>[http://pioneer.domains.asia/press/2007-07-11-DotAsia-PR.html Pionner Domains]</ref> [[Vint Cerf]] was quoted as saying : "The Pioneer Domains Program will be a useful benchmark for other new [[TLD]] operators to take into account".<ref>[http://pioneer.domains.asia/press/2007-07-11-DotAsia-PR.html Pionner Domains]</ref>

The Sunrise period began in October, 2007. The Landrush lasted from February to March, 2008. The Organisation claims that there were zero disputes received throughout the entire start-up process.<ref>[http://www.dotasia.org/about/intro.html DotAsia About]</ref> However, [[Thomas Rucker]] may take issue with that claim as he runs a [http://www.dotasia-complot.org/cat30.html website] highlighting the discrepancies and "shady" dealing he sees within The DotAsia Organisation.

The Sunrise period began in October, 2007. The Landrush lasted from February to March, 2008. The Organisation claims that there were zero disputes received throughout the entire start-up process.<ref>[http://www.dotasia.org/about/intro.html DotAsia About]</ref> However, [[Thomas Rucker]] may take issue with that claim as he runs a [http://www.dotasia-complot.org/cat30.html website] highlighting the discrepancies and "shady" dealing he sees within The DotAsia Organisation.