All new 2015 Swiss areas

The websites with a domain extension ".swiss" will be available later this year.
A website was set up to present this new extension: dotswiss.ch.
To qualify for the recording of a ".swiss" it will either be domiciled in Switzerland or have a particular relationship with the country.

This new extension will, according to the Federal Council, serve and promote cultural interests of Switzerland: Applications will be directly with Ofcom who will register the extension ".swiss".


The Confederation has a mandate for managing extensions ".swiss" by ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned or domain names and Internet numbers)
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The second innovation in 2015 will be the SWITCH Foundation for the separation of its registry functions (administration of the database of internet sites) and Registrar (Marketing of domain names ".swiss" and ".ch"). SWITCH was responsible for managing the domain names of dependent first-level country domain ".ch" until 31 March 2015. This is what allows it to assume a dual role for many years. In addition, the SWITCH Foundation manages the sale of domains ".ch" and ".li" for the "wholesale" but also direct sale to the particular.


This Swiss specificity will simply be deleted following the changes adopted by the Federal Council in early November on the new ODI (Ordinance on Internet Domains).

Thus, Switch no longer sell .ch domain, it will therefore migrate your .ch domain from another provider.
The new registry mandate will soon be in the competition, helping to liberalize the sector, which is the expression of the will to the Swiss authorities to adapt to the dominant model globally.


Mails with the procedure for the transfer will be sent to customers SWITCH three months before the end of their subscription from mid-January 2015 and until autumn 2016, when the foundation should manage more customers.