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How much does it cost to register a new TLD? Article rated 3.7/5.0
Corporate Top Level Domain (cTLD) cTLD’s include names of companies, or their brands and products examples : .mcdonalds, .walmart Cost : $1000 USD -----------------------------------------...
What is the Public-Root? Article rated 3.7/5.0
The Root is can be best compared to a Telephone Book. When your want to call a person, e.g. Bill Morris, you look in the Telephone Book under Morris, try to find Bill Morris and then read his telep...
What is a "Public Registry"? Article rated 3.0/5.0
A Public Registry is a registry for domains that openly accept domain registrations from the public at large, meaning that anyone can register a domain under such a domain through it's associated regi...
What is a "TLD", an "SLD", a "3LD"? Article rated 3.0/5.0
TLD stands for "Top-Level Domain". in the taxonomy of the Internet's DNS name space it is the part of a domain name that is furthest to the right of a character based, human-readable address...
Who controls the Public-Root and the Next Generation Internet? Article rated 3.4/5.0
The Internet users do. The concept behind the Public-Root is simple. Resolve all known, operational Top-Level Domains on the planet - not just the gTLDs, but ALL TLDs. This is called the Inclusive Nam...
What is the "Inclusive Name Space"? Article rated 2.6/5.0
The Public-Root resolves all known, operational TLDs on the planet - this is called the "Inclusive Name Space", because it 'includes' all and all other TLDs on the planet, such as all gTLDs ...
What are the rules for registration of TLDs in the Public-Root? Article rated 3.7/5.0
Once a TLD is registered, it is then entered into the Public-Root and begins resolving in the DNS. The Public-Root does not support or provide for the registration services of SLDs. This is the respon...
Where can I register domains under TLDs that already exist? Article rated 2.6/5.0
INAIC maintains a list of known and active registries for existing, resolving TLDs that are open for SLD registrations. Some TLDs are registered with special charters or may not actually have public r...
How do I register a domain name in the Public-Root? Article rated 2.6/5.0
The Public-Root does not provide registration services for domain names or SLDs - Only Top-Level Domains (TLDs).
What does it mean to "register" a domain name? Article rated 3.0/5.0
A domain registration is much like securing a telephone number, except that you don't always get to pick and choose your phone number. With an internet domain, you simply decide upon a name in the for...
When will my local ISP resolve the Next Generation Internet? Article rated 3.4/5.0
Many already do. If not, you can quickly and easily enable your office network or home PCs to participate on the Next Generation Internet. To find out if you are already able to resolve the Next Gener...
How do I run a Registry? Article rated 3.0/5.0
There are many facets and roles in the operation of a registry, including registrar functions and DNS propagation. There exists professional services that provide contract registration services for do...
How can I register a TLD? Article rated 3.0/5.0
Currently there are several official organizations that register TLDs on the Internet. All several of them are recognized by the Internet Names Authorization & Information Center (INAIC). NextGenT...
What is the Domain Name System? Article rated 3.4/5.0
The Domain Name System (DNS) helps users navigate the global Internet and connect their computers to web sites or other computers by translating domain names into valid Internet addresses. Every co...
What is Public-Root? Article rated 3.0/5.0
The Public-Root is an international federation of independent root operators and community stakeholders. Root Operators can be corporations, chartered organizations or government agencies. Public-R...
What is the Next Generation Internet? Article rated 3.4/5.0
Governments, corporations and educators use the term Next Generation Internet to describe the future of networks. Resolving the entire domain name system, or Public DNS, is a big part of it. The Publi...
What is an accredited TLD Registrar? Article rated 3.0/5.0
There are many TLD Registrars on the Internet. However there are only a few TLD Registrars that are approved and accredited by the Internet Names Authorization & Information Center (INAIC). The...
What is the INAIC? Article rated 3.0/5.0
The Internet Names Authorization & Information Center (INAIC) is an international, not-for-profit, service agency organized and dedicated to the maintenance of public information resources that fa...
What is an RSC? Article rated 3.7/5.0
A Registration Service Center (RSC) is a TLD registry that offers registrations services under the terms and standards maintained by a TLD Registrar. Registrants of TLDs in the Inclusive Name Space...
What is a Registrar? Article rated 3.0/5.0
A registrar is the party responsible for providing the services required to add, manage, delete, renew, and provide whois services on behalf of a domain registry - whether this be an RSC for TLDs, or ...
What is a TLD Registrar? Article rated 3.0/5.0
A TLD Registrar is the party responsible for providing the services required to add, manage, delete, renew, and provide WHOIS services on behalf of a TLD registry. Currently there are 4 official or...
What does a Registrar need to operate? Article rated 3.0/5.0
This is what a Registrar needs: 1) A TLD : First, a registrar needs a TLD to Register domain names under. Either you can Register a new TLD or take over an existing one. Go to NextGenTLDs.com to o...
Can I register a Single Character TLD? Article rated 3.7/5.0
Because there are only a limited number of single character TLDs available in the Inclusive Name Space (INS), the INAIC council adopted a policy to delegate these rare TLDs. The INAIC Council only con...
I registered a pTLD. What next? Article rated 5.0/5.0
After registering a TLD you can use the default Public-Root Servers to create domain names (SLDs) under your TLD(s). Then you do not need any other services. This is a free service. There is no contro...
 


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 I registered a pTLD. What next? 2009-11-26 21:53:43
 Can I register a Single Character TLD? 2009-10-07 20:23:42
 What does a Registrar need to operate? 2009-08-27 17:31:25
 What is a TLD Registrar? 2009-07-19 16:30:26
 What is a Registrar? 2009-07-19 16:28:35
 What is an RSC? 2009-07-19 16:27:31