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CRA offers free domain registrations

Published: 06 Mar 2017 - 11:36 pm | Last Updated: 10 Nov 2021 - 01:41 am

The Peninsula

To encourage the uptake of Qatari domains and to enable local businesses to have a unique online and global presence, the Communication Regulatory Authority (CRA) is offering complimentary domain registrations to local businesses at QITCOM 2017, which runs until tomorrow at Qatar National Convention Center.
As Gold Sponsor of QITCOM 2017, CRA has provided an accessible platform for exhibition visitors to get an onsite hands-on experience on CRA’s public services and initiatives including e-Spectrum Services Portal, domain registration, complaints resolution process, award-winning mobile application Arsel, and mobile number portability.
During QITCOM 2017, CRA offers locally registered businesses opportunity to register a Qatari domain without any registration charges. Interested parties will be able to choose from several extensions for .qa depending on the identity, intent and purpose of the domain name to attract both local and global audiences. All interested business owners and managers are invited to approach CRA staff at booth A31 to avail of this one-time offer. CRA will bear the cost of registering domains.
The CRA stand also features live station where visitors can lodge telecom complaints onsite, receive face-to-face consultations and understand their rights and responsibilities. The interactive stations on the stand also allow users to experience CRA’s numerous services such as tracking and view existing license applications or submit applications for issuing, modifying, or canceling their spectrum licenses register radio network / area deployments, view invoices and make online payments via e-Spectrum Services Portal.
CRA experts will also be part of a key plenary session about the future of smart cities, talking about the smart cities concept, related challenges and opportunities for sustainable growth.