[Reg-zahr] extension of the period of domains after expiration, cancellation of the 2020 annual fee

Dear Sirs, FYI: CZ.NIC Association extends the functionality of domains for which their holders do not manage to pay on time. Taking into account the current situation associated with security measures against the spread of COVID-19, the CZ.NIC Association's management has decidedto extend the functionality of unpaid .cz domains, from 30 to 60 days. It is a temporary solution that is valid until further notice. It should help the end-holders of Czech domains if they find themselves in a situation when they are not able to extend their domains in a standard way. The decision is valid from tomorrow (from March, 24, 00:00 AM). Domains that are to be deleted today will be deleted but starting from tomorrow all domainsperiod will be extended from 60 (30 + 30) to 90 (60 + 30) days. It will apply to both domains which are new to expiration, and also to all that are already after expiration (these domains will also be added the 30 days). Among other things, itmeans that now for the upcoming 30 days no domains will be deleted. This change is valid until further notice (we will inform you in time about the deadlineof return terms, as well as about the mechanism we do it). We also decided to cancel the annual fees for accessing the registry for all registrars for 2020. The way we handle the refund of the already paid monthly payments we will inform you further. This amount will no longer be billed in your March bill. In case of any questions, do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you and kind regards Marketa Kusickova -- Markéta Kušičková CZ.NIC, z.s.p.o. Milešovská 5 130 00 Praha 3 T +420 222 745 125 M +420 603 826 732