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Overview of TLDs (Domain Name Extensions)

Registration (Anchor: reg)

TLD Duration (Years) Money Back Grace Period (Days) 1 Country / Sponsor Specific Requirements Domain Name Length Name Servers Required 2 60 Day Transfer Lock
.COM 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 1 - 13
.NET 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 1 - 13
.ORG 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.INFO 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.BIZ 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.MOBI 1 - 10 4 Associated website should be WAP enabled 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.ASIA 1 - 10 4 CED Contact 3 to be based in DotAsia community 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.TEL 1 - 10 4 None 2 - 63 Characters 5
.IN 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.WEB.IN 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 64 Characters 2 - 13
.CC 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 1 - 13
.TV 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 1 - 13
.UK 2 0 None 6 - 64 Characters for .co.uk/.me.uk TLDs (including the TLD) 4

7 - 64 Characters for .org.uk TLD (including the TLD) 5

 1 - 10
.US 1 - 10 4 Nexus Compliance 6 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.CO 1 - 5 0 Registration of .ORG.CO, .EDU.CO, .MIL.CO, .GOV.CO domain names is restricted. 7 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13

Renewal (Anchor: ren)

TLD Duration (Years) 8 Auto Renewal 9 Renewal Grace Period (Days) Constraints / Notes
.COM 1 - 10 40 None
.NET 1 - 10 40 None
.ORG 1 - 10 40 None
.INFO 1 - 10 15 None
.BIZ 1 - 10 40 None
.MOBI 1 - 10 40 None
.ASIA 1 - 10 40 None
.TEL 1 - 10 40 None
.IN 1 - 10 15 None
.WEB.IN 1 - 10 30 None
.CC 1 - 10 40 None
.TV 1 - 10 40 None
.UKOnly 2 90 Domain name can be Renewed anytime from 6 months before its Expiry, upto 90 days after its Expiry.
.US 1 - 10 40 None
.CO 1 - 5 40 .EDU.CO, .MIL.CO, .GOV.CO domain names are automatically renewed for a period of 5 years post their Expiry.

Transfer (Anchor: trf)

TLD Registration Term Extended By (Years) Domain Secret / Auth Code Length 10 Constraints / Comments 60 Day Transfer Lock
.COM 1 8 - 32 Characters None
.NET1 8 - 32 Characters None
.ORG 1 6 - 16 CharactersNone
.INFO 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.BIZ 16 - 16 Characters 1 and 2 character domain names can also be transferred in.
.MOBI 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.ASIA 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.TEL 1 1 - 16 Characters None
.IN 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.WEB.IN None None None
.CC 18 - 32 Characters None
.TV 1 8 - 32 Characters None
.UK 0 None Transfer does not include one year Renewal.
.US 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.CO 1 6 - 16 Characters .ORG.CO, .EDU.CO, .MIL.CO, .GOV.CO domain names can not be transferred

Restoration / Redemption Grace Period (Anchor: res)

TLD Supported 11 Grace Period (Days)
.COM 30
.NET 30
.ORG 30
.INFO 30
.BIZ 30
.MOBI 30
.ASIA 30
.TEL 30
.IN 30
.WEB.IN None
.CC 30
.TV 30
.UK None
.US 30
.CO 15

Other Operations (Anchor: oth)

TLD Child Name Servers 12 Theft Protection / Locks 13 Suspension 14 Contact Details Modification 15 Move Operation 16 Privacy Protection 17
.COM Unlimited No Restriction
.NET Unlimited No Restriction
.ORGUnlimited No Restriction
.INFO Unlimited No Restriction
.BIZ Unlimited No Restriction
.MOBI Unlimited No Restriction
.ASIAUnlimited No Restriction
.TEL Not Supported When a .TEL domain name is registered, the system automatically creates an account for accessing the .TEL Hosting Control Panel and sends the login details to the Registrant Contact. If moving of your .TEL domain name involves change of the Registrant Contact, then you need to also update the email address associated with the .TEL Hosting Control Panel for this domain name. 18
.IN Unlimited No Restriction
.WEB.IN Not Supported No Restriction
.CCUnlimited No Restriction
.TV Unlimited No Restriction
.UK 1 - 10 Registrant Name/Company modification 19 is a billable action.
.US Unlimited No Restriction
.CO Unlimited No Restriction
  1. 1. Deleting a Domain Name
  2. 2. How to change Name Servers of a Domain Name
  3. 3. What is Charter Eligibility Declaration (CED) Contact?
  4. 4. UK Domain Name Rules/Requirements
  5. 5. UK Domain Name Rules/Requirements
  6. 6. .US Domain Name Rules/Requirements
  7. 7. .CO Registry Rules for registering .ORG.CO, .EDU.CO, .MIL.CO, .GOV.CO domain names
  8. 8. Renewing a Domain Name
  9. 9. What is Auto-Renewal?
  10. 10. Locating and Modifying the Domain (Transfer) Secret/Authorization Code for a Domain Name
  11. 11. What is Redemption Grace Period and How to Restore a Deleted Domain Name?
  12. 12. Registering and Managing Child Name Servers
  13. 13. What is Domain Theft Protection and Domain Locks?
  14. 14. How to Suspend / Unsuspend a Domain Name?
  15. 15. Managing Whois or Contact Details of Domain Names
  16. 16. Moving or Pushing a Domain Name from One Customer Control Panel to Another
  17. 17. Hiding Contact Details through Privacy Protection in the Whois of a Domain Name
  18. 18. Modifying .TEL Hosting Control Panel Login Details
  19. 19. Modifying the Whois / Contact Details of a .UK Domain Name