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Question Is it possible to register any new gTLD? Answer No. First of all, there are many TLDs that are closed: no registration services will be offered. Examples are brand TLDs (.bmw), or TLDs intended for own use (several TLDs applied for by Amazon or Google...

Possible errors :  ERROR: Cannot add duplicate domain (domain already exists in your account) If you started a transfer (or registration) request for a domain in the past, you can not add another request for the same domain name until you have removed the old ...

Openprovider offers a white-label pre-registration widget: a small piece of code that you can use on your website to collect pre-registrations. This widget is available via the menu New gTLDs > Pre-registration widget: just copy the iframe-code to your own web...

What do we mean by "ICANN Fee"? The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) imposes a mandatory annual charge of $0.20 for each year a generic top-level domain (gTLD) is registered, renewed, or transferred. If applicable, this fee will be a...

ICANN’s Registration Data Policy (RDP) introduces a framework for registrars and registry operators to collect, transfer, and publish only the essential registration data elements necessary to perform domain name registration functions. One key component of th...

Question What is the Life Cycle of a typical gTLD Domain Name? Answer On August 31, 2013, ICANN established the Expired Registration Recovery Policy (ERRP), which mandates registrars to provide crucial information about expiry alerts, fees, and redemption proc...

In the (new) gTLD program the registries often decide that certain terms or names are to be considered premium. In short this means that popular terms will be more expensive to register than less popular terms. During the order or transfer process our system w...