You are not alone....all symbol domains are now being deleted from the system. This is not a "surprise", they have been destined for deletion from the system for years, and that was pretty publically posted on most IDN forums, even so some still said it wasn't going to happen.
At any rate, below is text of the letter that most registers sent out to let people know this is happening. The "good" LOL....is that you get a partial refund of your reg fees (see bold below). The bad news is if you bought any for big bucks you are out your investment. :sigh2:
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Reference below for the complete message we have received from the com/net registry operator on March 7 -
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As you may know, the IETF/IESG has adopted RFC 5891, which applies to Internationalized Domain Names in Application (âIDNAâ). Compliance with this new RFC is necessary to ensure the security and stability of registry operations. RFC 5891 affects allowable second level strings in IDN domain names. As such, and in compliance with RFC 5891, Verisign implemented filters to block registration of disallowed strings, and updated our Software Development Kit in early Q1 2011. In addition, Verisign will insure compliance with RFC 5891 by deleting existing domain names and child hosts from the .com and .net databases.
You are hereby given 120 calendar days notice that Verisign will delete the attached registered names from the .com and/or .net databases. The attached names will be deleted on the 121st calendar day after the date of this notice, as measured by United States Eastern Time.
As a courtesy, Verisign will issue a credit to your account with Verisign for any deleted domain names pursuant to this notice, which will be calculated as follows: for each deleted domain name, Verisign will determine the remaining registration period as of the date of this notice and round it up to the nearest year.
Pursuant to Section 2.11 of the .com and .net Registry-Registrar Agreements, registrars are required to comply with (and include in their registrant agreements) an obligation for the registrant to comply with, operational standards, policies, procedures and practices of the registry as established from time to time. As such, you are directed to provide immediate notice (and in no event later than ten (10) calendar days after the date of the instant notice) of these actions to the affected registrants. END QUOTE