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Afilias 2-character (LetterLetter) Domain Names to be Released

Afilias will be launching 2-character domains on November 2, 2015 at 16:00 UTC. There are some fantastic 2-character domains available and they are expected to be snapped up quickly.  These domains will renew at their premium pricing.   Pre-register today through your HEXONET account.  For more information and to see the complete list of available domains, please visit - https://www.hexonet.net/collisionlist/afilias.

  • .LGBT
  • .POKER       
  • .BLACK
  • .BLUE
  • .RED
  • .PINK
  • .KIM
  • .SHIKSHA
  • .xn--6frz82g (.移动 meaning mobile in Chinese)

 

.PRO - Becomes Unrestricted Effective November 16, 2015

Effective November 16, 2015, .PRO will become an unrestricted TLD, open to anyone. Since its launch in 2002, .PRO eligibility has been restricted to only certain specified professions and registrars have been required to implement special procedures in order to ensure .PRO names were registered to specific professionals. The new contract between Registry Services Corporation and ICANN eliminates these restrictions and procedures, enabling .PRO to compete on a level playing field with the many new TLDs that are marketed to professionals without the same restrictions.

 

5+ Digit .ME Domains are Now Available!

.ME Registry has just announced the release of previously unavailable strings of 5+ digit domains. Now, you may register any available combination of digits from three (3) to sixty-three (63) characters.

 

.TOP Price Decrease

As of November 1, 2015 at 10:00 UTC, the pricing for .TOP will be reduced to the following:

 

.BIZ Price Increase - November 1, 2015

Neustar announced an increase to the annual price of .BIZ domains starting November 1, 2015.

 

.NET Price Increase - February 1, 2016

Verisign announced an increase to the annual price of .NET domains starting February 1, 2016

 

* The GROSS price includes Germany's 19% VAT; many resellers pay the lower NET price without VAT.