There are only three days left until the general availability period of .XXX domain names on December 6,2011 begins.ICM Registry,the company behind .XXX also announced that it will sponsor the international Race of Champions at Susseldorf's ESPRIT arena .
“We are very excited about sponsoring this world class auto racing event.We are putting our full support behind promoting .XXX as a global brand and sponsorships of events like this bring a new level of awareness to consumers about the domain,” said Stuart Lawley, CEO of ICM Registry. "The Race of Champions features a dazzling line-up of motor sport stars including current Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel and seven-time title winner Michael Schumacher. The race will also feature exciting duels, with Schumacher lined up to battle with fellow F1 world champion Jenson Button – along with X-Games great Brian Deegan and rally ace Jan Kopecký. Vettel faces another tough group with Le Mans legend Tom Kristensen, fellow F1 driver Vitaly Petrov and GP2 champion Romain Grosjean," according to a press release sent by the ICM Registry .
General Availability for .XXX domain names start on Tuesday 6 December,2011 .During this period any applicants can register the available .xxx domains on a first come,first served basis . Once the General Availability period will start,non-members of the adult community who wish to apply for .xxx domain names will be able to do so.
The registration fees for general availability are $62 per year .
The General Availability phase is the third of the three-part launch process of .XXX domain names,that started with the Sunrise period and continues with the Landrush period .The Landrush period was a17-days period set aside for members of the adult Sponsored Community who wanted to secure premium .XXX domain names .At the end of this period,.XXX domain names that had only one application were simply awarded ,while those with two or more applications will proceed to a closed mini-auction between the respective applicants.