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The .cm domain name registry have announced their postponement of the public first come first served launch for the .cm domain name, originally due at 00:00 UTC today.

Unrelated to the widely reported cable fault affecting Internet access in West Africa at present, the .cm registry have cited technical difficulties with their root name servers. The .cm registry have currently postponed the launch until further notice, although it's anticipated to be re-scheduled to 00:00 UTC on Tuesday 4th August 2009.
"We are extremely pleased that the registry are dealing with the matter so thoroughly and have taken the sensible decision to postpone", said Matt Mansell, CEO, Domainmonster.com. "The Landrush period is now closed and this is the final public open registration stage where domain buyers can secure their .cm domains

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