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.us Domain Registration FAQ
What is a .us domain name?
Who can register .us domains?
What is the cost?
Who "owns" my domain?
Do I have to host with The Net Now?
What methods of payment do you accept?
I want to register
now!
What is
a .us domain name?
For the very first time all Americans and
American organizations will be able to easily register their domain name under
.us.
Whether you're an individual
looking to establish a standout email address, a proud American business, a
government or non-profit organization that provides service to Americans - .us
is the best domain name for you.

Who
can register .us domains?
Only those individuals or organizations that have
a substantive lawful connection in the United States are permitted to register
for .usTLD domain names. Registrants in the .usTLD must satisfy the nexus
requirement ("Nexus" or "Nexus Requirements") set out at
http://www.neustar.us/policies/docs/ustld_nexus_requirements.pdf

What
are the costs?
Registration fees are $85 Canadian per
domain for a TWO year period. You are able to register for
between 2 and 10 years periods. Following the initial two year
period, you may renew for between 1 and 10 years.
Please review our rates for special discounts available.

Who
'owns' my domain name?
As the registrant, you will always
retain the sole right to make changes to your domain name. At all times, you
are in control of your domain name. You will be listed as both
Administrative and Billing Contact on the registration and we will be listed
as the Technical Contact only. We hope you will choose us for your web
hosting company. However, you are not obligated in any way, and may choose
whoever you like for your web hosting. If you have questions before
forwarding your domain registration, please let us know and we can
assist you. Should you eventually choose to host your site elsewhere,
you can simply use the online domain change forms to switch your domain
elsewhere.

Do
I have to host with The Net Now?
If you are not yet ready to
proceed with a website, but would like to register a domain for future use on
our servers or anywhere else, we will "park" your domain for free
until you are ready to use your site. You will only be required to pay
for your domain registration. You will not have access to a website or
email until you notify us you are ready to use your domain and pay setup fees
and hosting. Please note, we do not offer domain name redirection or
email with a parked domain.
If you simply want to take
advantage of our low domain registration fees, but are hosting elsewhere, you
will be able to change the technical and nameserver information after you have
reserved and paid for the domain name. The domain registration is NOT
live....we must approve your domain first. However, once it is
registered, you are able to transfer it as you require.
Should you request web hosting
with us by completing our
hosting order form,
all accounts are subject to our standard setup fee ($25 CDN) regardless of
whether your domain is already registered elsewhere. This one-time fee
covers our cost to assign your new domain name to our nameservers, as well as
setting up your webspace complete with e-mail addresses, cgi-bin, frontpage
extensions, website statistics and various other features as required.
Special
Hosting Offer:
Clients who register their domain through The Net Now pay for one year
hosting will receive a rebate on their webhosting fees of $20 CDN each year! This hosting rebate will be given each year, for as long as you
host with us!
More information available
here.
What
methods of payment do you accept for domain reservations?
We prefer to have payment for
domain registrations made using credit cards. We currently accept VISA
and MasterCard. If you can not make
payment by credit card, please contact us at registrar@thenetnow.com
to arrange other payment options.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Do NOT register a
domain unless you are sure you have the name you want. ALL
information on the registration can be modified later, but the NAME can not be
changed.
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