.nl Domain Names Increase 23% in 2007
Posted by David Goldstein , Friday, 23 May 2008
SIDN, .nl-registry, announced in their 2007 annual report there was an increase of more than 509,000 domain names in 2007, an increase of 23 per cent. The total number of .nl-domain names as of January 1, 2008 was 2,695,454. SIDN, .nl-registry, announced in their 2007 annual report there was an increase of more than 509,000 domain names in 2007, an increase of 23 per cent. The total number of .nl-domain names as of January 1, 2008 was 2,695,454.

There were an average of 1,760 domain names registered each day and 340 domain names cancelled.

In 2007, SIDN took several measures to improve service to registrars to decrease congestion and have introduced a monitoring system for all incoming telephone calls and emails to the helpdesk. SIDN also said they were ready for ENUM.

Roelof Meijer, general director SIDN said the ongoing increase of .nl domain names shows how indispensable the Internet has become to our society. In the world of the internet, he said, SIDN plays an important and unique role.

SIDN's news release in Dutch on the annual report is available here.

The annual report, also in Dutch, is available here.