.bt

This article describes the procedures and requirements of .bt domain names.
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Registration
Transfer
Additional notes on a .bt transfer
Authorization code required
no
Method of confirmation
forms
Registration period after transfer
extends
Average transfer time
10 days
Advanced and simple transfers available
Contact our Sales department to check if easy transfer of 100 or more .bt domains is available.
Update
  	
  	It is not possible to change the registrant of a .bt domain, unless it is a change of company name or a takeover of the registered company. If it is such a change, we need a copy of an English HR extract of the change of name or takeover agreement of the old owner company.
  
Deletion / Restore
Delete
Restore / reactivate
Detailed extension information
Registry
Registry: .bt NIC
Registry whois: 
Registry web based whois: 
Registry zonefile updates: -
Technical information
Available second level domains: .com.bt, .net.bt
DNSSEC support: no
Company handle required
Minimum length: 3 characters
Maximum length: 63 characters
Allowed characters: a-z 0-9 -
IDN characters: yes      
Hyphens ("-"), however not at the beginning or directly in front of the TLD.
Registration period: 1 – 10 years
Renewal date offset: 35 days
The number of days before the registry's expiration date, that Openprovider requires the domain to be renewed or expired. More info.
Note that the dates as shown in your Openprovider account are always leading, even if they do not match the renewal date offset mentioned here.
Soft quarantine period: n/a days
During this period, following after an expiration, the domain can be restored for free. This period does not apply if the domain is deleted explicitly. More info.
Quarantine period: 0 days
During this period, an expired or deleted domain name can be reactivated at an additional fee.
Restrictions
Local presence required? no
Does Openprovider provide local presence services? n/a
Local activity required? no
Correct nameserver configuration required? no
Company handle
Business certificate (in English)
VAT number in the owner handle
Policies
Registration agreement
The registry requires that a registration agreement is in place between the provider and the domain holder. The text of this registration agreement and any required supplements is the following:
General registration agreement
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