Country Code TLDs

Amendments to the terms and conditions governing registrations of popular .uk domain names such as .co.uk and .org.uk will take effect next month, to formalise procedures for suspending domain names used to carry out online …

Sedo is accepting domain names for a themed .co.uk auction that begins on May 6th. The new TLD “.uk“ launches on June 10, 2014 and Sedo thinks that now is the best time to sell …

The .fr TLD is young: the average age of a domain name under the .fr TLD is 3.8 years, according to Afnic. This month’s issue of the Report focuses on the age of domain names …

UK registry Nominet is now offering registrars the option of locking high-value .uk domains at the registry level, adding an additional level of security against Domain Name System (DNS) hijacking. The Domain Lock tool inserts …

The domain name KIK.DE sold at Sedo for 178,500 EUR or about $246,000 this Friday. The domain was bought by a German clothing company name KiK Textilien & Non-Food GmbH. The domain KIK.DE already redirects …

Neustar, Inc. (NYSE: NSR), a trusted, neutral provider of real-time information and analytics, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire .CO Internet S.A.S. and certain associated assets. .CO Internet is the …

The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) is pleased to partner with DomainsBot to bring domain name suggestion technology to Canadians seeking to register a .CA website. Domain name suggestion technology is known in the industry …

Afnic, the .fr registry, has disclosed the results of its annual survey on the quality of its services Afnic has renewed its annual survey on the quality of its services, carried out by the INIT …

The public consultation on the new Ordinance on Internet Domains (OID) runs from 12th February 2014 to 17th April 2014. The Ordinance stipulates, among other things, that end customers will no longer be able to …

Nominet published the approved new .uk Registrar Agreement and Data Quality Policy, which recognises higher standards and the diversity of registrar business models. The final agreement and policy aim to ensure that registrants have a …

.uk registry Nominet has announced a launch date of 10th June 2014 for new ‘example.uk’ domain names. From this date, people will be able to register the shorter ‘example.uk’ domain names through their registrar, alongside …

Norid (operator of the .no ccTLD) has initiated a public hearing on whether private individuals should be able to register domain names directly within .no in addition to registrations within the priv.no category domain. Everyone is invited to give …

The .ME Registry announced today that Northwest Registered Agent, LLC, a registered agent service and a corporate filing company, has chosen a .ME domain for the launch of a uniquely new way to incorporate your …

Nominet is warning registrars and registrants to be vigilant regarding misleading offers to secure the .uk version of their existing .co.uk domain name. It would be very useful if a list of the known misleading …