The .net domain

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Annual fee
23,90 €
Setup
0,00 €
Minimum term
12 months
Cancellation period
42 days
Transfer
23,90 €
incl. annual fee
Modification of domain data
0,00 €
Recovery after deletion
0,00 €
Change of owner
0,00 €

All information

Here you can find all information about features, benefits, services, support and billing of the .net domain.
Domain transfer
Is it possible to transfer .net domains?
Yes
Transfer authcode
Is an auth-code required for the transfer of a .net domain?
Yes
Domain security
Can a transfer lock be set for a .net domain?
Yes
Change of ownership
Is it possible to change the owner of a .net domain?
Yes
Umlaut domain (IDN)
Can a .net domain contain special characters?
Yes
Numeric domain
Can a .net consist exclusively of digits?
No
Minimum domain length
How many characters does a .net domain have to be?
2 Character
Maximum domain length
How many characters can a .net domain be?
63 Character
Registry
What is the registry for .net domain?
Contract term
12 month
Contract term after extension
12 months
Billing period
12 months
Billing period after extension
12 months
Cancellation period
42 days
Free e-mail support
Competent telephone support
Free support via our online help centre

Trends & General Information

The .net domain is beside the .com-domain a really popular top-level-domain around the whole world. It belongs to the group of unsponsored top-level-domains, also called uTLDs. Originally, top-level-domain .net was established in 1985 for network management facilities only, a few years later legitimated persons and companies could buy and register a .net domain. Now, the domain registration is easily possible for everyone. The TLD .net was introduced and established as an abbreviation of the English word "Network". Registry VeriSign is responsible; according the company .net domain is one of the "most important networks of the world". Due to the historical significance and the high reputation of TLD .net it is highly recommended to buy and register a .net domain.

Benefits

As already noted top-level-domain .net was formerly reserved exclusively to network management facilities. Certain popularity has acquired as well as the reputation of a stable and secure top-level-domain. Frequently, the domain is still used in the network sector and by e-commerce or Internet service providers. However, now it's possible for every international individual or company to buy register a .net domain easily online.

Like many other TLDs the .net domain allows 2 to 63 characters, special characters and pure numeric domains are permitted. Once you have found your preferred .net domain, it is very easy to buy and register it online. Within a few seconds, we register your desired domain in real-time so you can quickly start your work!

Related domains include .info domain, which was originally used by information providers, the .org domain actually introduced for organizations and the .tv domain, a country-specific domain of Tuvalu, which is often misused for websites of TV companies. 
There are two big competitors of .net: On the one hand is world's most common .com domain and on the other hand the very popular Internet country code top-level-domain .de of Germany.

Statistics

TLD .net is currently the number 3 of most popular top-level-domains: Behind the .com domain with approximately 102 million registered domains and the .de domain with nearly 15 million internet addresses .net domain is represented with about 14.7 million domains. An additional advantage: For many visitors, the .net has a great reputation conditioned by historical usage.

The TLD .net is still very popular and the number of registered domains rises from month to month. Especially online service providers, individuals, companies and interested customers shouldn't wait too long: We recommend you to buy and register your preferred .net domains as quickly as possible - be sure to control you business with you personal .net domain.

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