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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
.CC 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 1 - 13
.TV 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 1 - 13
.EU 1 - 10 0 Registrant needs to be from EU 3 2 - 63 Characters 1 - 9
.RU 1 0 None 2 to 64 Characters 2 - 13

Renewal (Anchor: ren)

TLD Duration (Years) 4 Auto Renewal 5 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
.CC 1 - 10 40 None
.TV 1 - 10 40 None
.EU 1 - 10 0 None
.RU 1 30 You can not Renew your .RU domain name until 60 days prior to it's Expiry.

Transfer (Anchor: trf)

TLD Registration Term Extended By (Years) Domain Secret / Auth Code Length 6 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
.CC 18 - 32 Characters None
.TV 1 8 - 32 Characters None
.EU 1 None None
.RU 0 None

Transfer is free of cost.

Transfer involves submitting documentation to Registrar RU-Center

  • Transfer between Registrars:

    • 2nd Level .RU domain names: 30-Day Transfer Lock

    • 3rd Level .RU domain names: Can not be Transferred among Registrars

  • Transfer between Registrar RU-Center and any of their Partners: Both 2nd Level and 3rd Level .RU domain names can be Transferred without any restrictions.

Restoration / Redemption Grace Period (Anchor: res)

TLD Supported 7 Grace Period (Days)
.COM 30
.NET 30
.ORG 30
.INFO 30
.BIZ 30
.MOBI 30
.CC 30
.TV 30
.EU 40
.RU None

Other Operations (Anchor: oth)

TLD Child Name Servers 8 Theft Protection / Locks 9 Suspension 10 Contact Details Modification 11 Move Operation 12 Privacy Protection 13
.COM Unlimited No Restriction
.NET Unlimited No Restriction
.ORGUnlimited No Restriction
.INFO Unlimited No Restriction
.BIZ Unlimited No Restriction
.MOBI Unlimited No Restriction
.CCUnlimited No Restriction
.TV Unlimited No Restriction
.EU 1 - 9 Registrant Name/Company modification 14 is a billable action.
.RU Unlimited Theft Protection:

Locks:

Modification of Name, Address, Organization and Other Details associated with a .RU domain name require documentation to be submitted to Registrar RU-Center. 15
  1. 1. Deleting a Domain Name
  2. 2. How to change Name Servers of a Domain Name
  3. 3. Eligibility Criteria for Registering a .EU domain name
  4. 4. Renewing a Domain Name
  5. 5. What is Auto-Renewal?
  6. 6. Locating and Modifying the Domain (Transfer) Secret/Authorization Code for a Domain Name
  7. 7. What is Redemption Grace Period and How to Restore a Deleted Domain Name?
  8. 8. Registering and Managing Child Name Servers
  9. 9. What is Domain Theft Protection and Domain Locks?
  10. 10. How to Suspend / Unsuspend a Domain Name?
  11. 11. Managing Whois or Contact Details of Domain Names
  12. 12. Moving or Pushing a Domain Name from One Customer Control Panel to Another
  13. 13. Hiding Contact Details through Privacy Protection in the Whois of a Domain Name
  14. 14. Modifying the Ownership Identity of a .EU Domain Name / Moving a .EU Domain Name to Another Customer
  15. 15. Instructions for Modifying Name, Address, Organization and Other Details associated with a .RU domain name