There have been some minor changes to the launch of .RADIO.AM and .RADIO.FM Domains. Please note the changes in RED below.

Sunrise Info:

• Sunrise Period: May 28 - June 28, 2013
• Sunrise Applications will be treated on a First-Come-First-Served basis. Multiple Applications will NOT GO TO AUCTION!
• Acceptable Characters: Min. 3, Max. 63, letters, numbers, and hyphens ("-") - however hyphens at the beginning or directly in front of the TLD will not be accepted
• Registration Periods: 0 Years (non-resolving block)
• A successful ".RADIO.AM" or a ".RADIO.FM" application will cover both Domains, meaning if your application for "example.radio.am" is successful, you automatically also get "example.radio.fm"
• Sunrise Pricing:
  • Reseller Non-refundable Application fee: 94.01* (net price: 79.00) USD/Domain
  • Premium Non-refundable Application fee: 88.06* (net price: 74.00) USD/Domain
  • Platinum Non-refundable Application fee:77.35* (net price: 65.00) USD/Domain
  • Sunrise Billing will commence on May 28, 2013
• All successful Sunrise applications include a 10 Yr block on the domain, which prevents anyone else from registering it. For those wanting to use a Sunrise domain, an annual registration fee will apply.

Landrush Info:

• Landrush Period: July 1 - July 31, 2013
• Landrush A: Govt. Licensed Radio Station (Official Call Signs) - First Come First Served. To apply for a Landrush A, you are required to fill out the following form http://radio.fm/Landrush.pdf and send this to support@hexonet.net
• Landrush B: General Public - Multiple domain requests go to Auction at end of Landrush
• Landrush A and B will be held simultaneously and Landrush A will supercede Landrush B.
• Acceptable Characters: Min. 3, Max. 63, letters, numbers, and hyphens ("-") - however hyphens at the beginning or directly in front of the TLD will not be accepted
• Registration Periods: 2 - 10 Years
• Landrush Pricing:
  • Reseller Annual: 17.73* (net price: 14.90) USD/Domain/Year
  • Premium Annual: 16.54* (net price: 13.90) USD/Domain/Year
  • Platinum Annual: 15.35* (net price: 12.90) USD/Domain/Year
• Landrush Billing will commence on July 1, 2013

Go Live Info: General Availability August 3, 2013

• .RADIO.AM & .RADIO.FM Go Live: August 3, 2013
• Domains will get allocated according to the First-Come-First-Served principle
• Acceptable Characters: Min. 3, Max. 63, letters, numbers, and hyphens ("-") - however hyphens at the beginning or directly in front of the TLD will not be accepted
• Registration Period: 1 - 10 Years
• Go Live Pricing:
  • Reseller Annual: 17.73* (net price: 14.90) USD/Domain/Year
  • Premium Annual: 16.54* (net price: 13.90) USD/Domain/Year
  • Platinum Annual: 15.35* (net price: 12.90) USD/Domain/Year
• Go Live Billing will commence on July 29, 2013

Pre-registration Billing: (IMPORTANT)

HEXONET will start withdrawing DEPOSITS for Sunrise starting May 28, 2013 and for Landrush starting July 1, 2013, in preparation of submitting pre-registered domains to the registry. For Go Live applications DEPOSITS will be withdrawn starting July 29, 2013. These deposit deductions are only to reserve funds in case all your Pre-registrations are successful. Deposits will automatically be returned back to your reseller account if any Pre-registrations are not successful or if you delete it prior to the submission to the registry (for Go Live 48 hours prior to the actual launch).

Please note, for Sunrise and Landrush the Non-Refundable Application Fee is charged at submission time (successful submissions) to the registry. The reserved deposit funds, collected for the Sunrise and Landrush application fees, are used at the point of submission.

Go Live applications deleted more than 48 hours prior launch are automatically refunded back to your reseller account. Please note, that Go Live deletions are not permitted in the last 48 hours prior launch.

Pre-registration via API (Go-Live)

command = AddDomainApplication
class = RADIOAM_SUNRISE | RADIOAM_LANDRUSH | RADIOAM_GOLIVE |
RADIOFM_SUNRISE | RADIOFM_LANDRUSH | RADIOFM_GOLIVE

domain = example.radio.fm
period = 0Y | 1Y | 2Y | 3Y | 4Y | 5Y | 6Y | 7Y | 8Y | 9Y | 10Y
ownercontact0 = (CONTACT)
admincontact0 = (CONTACT)
techcontact0 = (CONTACT)
billingcontact0 = (CONTACT)
nameserver0 = (NAMESERVER)
nameserver1 = (NAMESERVER)
nameserver2 = (NAMESERVER)


required additional parameters for Landrush A applications only:

x-ipr-pvrc = (PRE-VALIDATION CODE (Government Issued Call Sign))

required additional parameters for Sunrise applications only:

x-ipr-pvrc = (PRE-VALIDATION CODE (SMD Validation))

or

x-ipr-name = (TRADEMARK WORD)
x-ipr-number = (REGISTRATION NUMBER)
x-ipr-regdate = (REGISTRATION DATE YYYY-MM-DD)
x-ipr-cclocality = (JURISDICATION (WIPO ST.3))
x-ipr-entitlement = OWNER | CO-OWNER | ASSIGNEE
x-ipr-rights-owner-name = (TRADEMARK OWNER)
x-ipr-rights-owner-street = (STREET ADDRESS)
x-ipr-rights-owner-city = (CITY)
x-ipr-rights-owner-state = (STATE OR PROVINCE)
x-ipr-rights-owner-postal-code = (POSTCODE)
x-ipr-rights-owner-country= (ISO 3166 COUNTRY CODE)

Note: For Landrush applications a min. registration period of 2 years exists. For Sunrise only a period of 0 years is allowed for non-resolving applications

Pre-registration via Control Panel Made Easy

Pre-registrations can also be submitted through the Control Panel by logging in and navigating to "Manage Products > Pre-Registrations". From the Pre-Registration, users will be able to view, check, modify or delete any Pre-registrations without charge up to 48 hours prior to the launch date.

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

As many of our readers are well aware, ICANN is in the midst of approving the release of many new gTLDs over the next couple of years. This expansion is unprecedented and will open up many opportunities for businesses and individuals alike. So while we wait with great anticipation to see which new gTLDs are formally approved and launched, HEXONET will try to bring to our readers in-depth interviews and information about some of the more interesting new gTLD registry applicants.

To kick things off, this post is an interview with the applicant dotNYC (one of the first cities in the world to pursue its own geographic top-level domain). Last June, the City of New York, selected Neustar as the registry service provider to manage their application process and to also operate the dotNYC registry. We would like to thank the Neustar team for taking the time to share their insights on the dotNYC new gTLD.

Questions and Answers:

1) Can you please highlight the mission of dotNYC

Increasingly, the Internet is not only about what you are, but where you are. When searching, users are often looking for businesses or organizations nearby.

A .nyc web address tells New Yorkers or visitors to NYC that their businesses are located in NYC or that their products and services are for New Yorkers. .nyc also provides a way to express NYC pride and creativity online.

2) What will be the key benefits to registrants, Internet users and others?

Using a .nyc web address will enable global brands to create landing pages to tell NYC customers where their products and services are available in New York City, what events they are hosting, what promotions are currently available to New Yorkers and to feature their community and civic engagement projects.

.nyc provides local businesses and organizations a short memorable domain name that communicates what they offer and where they are, making it easier for potential NYC customers and those seeking services or information, to find them.

3) Will there be specific restrictions in order to register a dotNYC?

The initial phases of the .nyc launch will require organizations and businesses to have a physical address within the five boroughs of NYC. In addition, when General Availability begins, individuals with a primary residence in NYC, and any organization/businesses that offer products and services to New Yorkers will also be able to register.

4) Several of the proposed geographic / city new gTLD applicants indicate that search engines will likely give ranking preference to their TLD compared to other TLDs. What are your thoughts on this?

Search is not only about “what” a business is, but also “where” they are located. Local NYC businesses and major brands will use their .nyc to let users know they are located in New York City. While exact match names will continue to carry some weight with the search engines, they will continue to show what they determine to be the most relevant, engaging, interesting and fresh content they are able to find. The best combination to reach New Yorkers will be content that meets search engine ranking criteria, and a .nyc domain name.

5) Other applicants have mentioned that they intend on offering comprehensive ‘directory services.’ Do you plan on offering this and if so, can you please elaborate.

A number of value added services, including directory services, could potentially be offered with a .nyc domain name. However, no plans have been announced at this time.

6) How do you plan on effectively differentiating your geographic / city gTLD to stand out against the other geographic / city new gTLDs?

Since .nyc is for NYC businesses, organizations and residents, as well as those offering products and services to New Yorkers, we are not competing with other geographic or city gTLDs. A .nyc domain name will be a logical choice for those who wish to associate their brand, service or product with the City of New York, or for those who live in NYC.

Significant registry marketing activities are planned to raise the awareness of .nyc. Our recently launched informational website is just the beginning www.mydotnyc.com .

7) The number of Internet users that continue to access the Internet via mobile devices continues to explode. How do you intend to leverage this trend?

Mobile share of search is increasing rapidly, and much of this growth is being driven by local. In fact, analysts are predicting that by 2014 more searches will be performed from mobile devices than from desktops or laptops. NYC is no exception to this trend.

We expect that local NYC businesses, major brands attempting to reach NYC customers and organizations serving the needs of New Yorkers, will want a .nyc domain to make it easier for New Yorkers to easily identify them when performing local searches on their mobile devices.

8) Hundreds of new gTLDS will be launched in the months to come. They will of course be vying for digital ‘shelf space’ with various domain registrars. How do you plan on embracing the registrar community?

The feedback we’ve received from the registrars we’ve met with (and we’ve met with many) has been VERY positive. Not only are they planning to carry .nyc,but most are planning to feature and actively promote .nyc. They generally agree that .nyc is compelling, especially for businesses and organizations with locations in NYC, or for companies offering goods and services to New Yorkers. We’ve also seen interest in the offering .nyc domains to residents when General Availability begins, both for personal blogs and for personalized email addresses.

9) If your TLD is launched, what are the key challenges / obstacles you foresee in the short term?

We are very confident in our technology, process and support; we also believe .nyc is compelling. The challenge; therefore, is getting the word out. We have big marketing plans, an experienced team, support from the NYC government, and a significant budget to make it happen.

Of course, there is the ICANN process. There is only one applicant for .nyc, so there is no “contention” to resolve. The “priority number” for .nyc is also very favorable (465). We fully expect .nyc to be one of the earliest gTLDs to come to market.

Express your interest in a .NYC Domain, by visiting https://www.hexonet.net/preregistrations/nyc or visit our WIKI to download our EOI API Documentation at https://wiki.hexonet.net/index.php/EOI_API

We apologize for this short notice.

As such Grenada has chosen a new backend provider and the TLD will once again "open for business" on May 21, 2013. With the change of hands in the registry the single biggest change will be with respect to RENEWALS.

The FAILURE PERIOD as of May 21, 2013 will now be -2 days, instead of +39 days.

Please ensure that you take this new failure date into consideration and that you make appropriate adjustments prior to May 21, 2013. You may expect some additional minor changes, as the registry has indicated changes with respect to the agreements with registrars. As soon as we have more information you will be informed.

HEXONET will start offering pre-registrations for ".RADIO.AM" and ".RADIO.FM" domains on Tuesday May 7th, 2013 at 10:00 UTC.

Sunrise Info:

• Sunrise Period: May 28 - June 28, 2013
• Domains with multiple Sunrise applications go to auction
• Acceptable Characters: Min. 3, Max. 63, letters, numbers, and hyphens ("-") - however hyphens at the beginning or directly in front of the TLD will not be accepted
• Registration Periods: 0 Years (non-reslolving block), 2 - 10 Years
• Sunrise Pricing:
  • Reseller Annual: 17.73* (net price: 14.90) USD/Domain/Year
  • Reseller Non-refundable Application fee: 94.01* (net price: 79.00) USD/Domain
  • Premium Annual: 16.54* (net price: 13.90) USD/Domain/Year
  • Premium Non-refundable Application fee: 88.06* (net price: 74.00) USD/Domain
  • Platinum Annual: 15.35* (net price: 12.90) USD/Domain/Year
  • Platinum Non-refundable Application fee:77.35* (net price: 65.00) USD/Domain
  • Sunrise Billing will commence on May 28, 2013
• All successful Sunrise applications include a 10 Yr block on the domain, which prevents anyone else from registering it. For those wanting to use a Sunrise domain, an annual registration fee will also apply.

Landrush Info:

• Landrush Period: July 1 - July 31, 2013
• Landrush A: Govt. Licensed Radio Station (Official Call Signs) - First Come First Served
• Landrush B: General Public - Multiple domain requests go to Auction at end of Landrush
• Landrush A and B will be held simultaneously
• Acceptable Characters: Min. 3, Max. 63, letters, numbers, and hyphens ("-") - however hyphens at the beginning or directly in front of the TLD will not be accepted
• Registration Periods: 2 - 10 Years
• Landrush Pricing:
  • Reseller Annual: 17.73* (net price: 14.90) USD/Domain/Year
  • Premium Annual: 16.54* (net price: 13.90) USD/Domain/Year
  • Platinum Annual: 15.35* (net price: 12.90) USD/Domain/Year
• Landrush Billing will commence on July 1, 2013

Go Live Info: General Availability August 3, 2013

• .RADIO.AM & .RADIO.FM Go Live: August 3, 2013
• Domains will get allocated according to the First-Come-First-Served principle
• Acceptable Characters: Min. 3, Max. 63, letters, numbers, and hyphens ("-") - however hyphens at the beginning or directly in front of the TLD will not be accepted
• Registration Period: 1 - 10 Years
• Go Live Pricing:
  • Reseller Annual: 17.73* (net price: 14.90) USD/Domain/Year
  • Premium Annual: 16.54* (net price: 13.90) USD/Domain/Year
  • Platinum Annual: 15.35* (net price: 12.90) USD/Domain/Year
• Go Live Billing will commence on July 29, 2013

Pre-registration Billing: (IMPORTANT)

HEXONET will start withdrawing DEPOSITS for Sunrise starting May 28, 2013 and for Landrush starting July 1, 2013, in preparation of submitting pre-registered domains to the registry. For Go Live applications DEPOSITS will be withdrawn starting July 29, 2013. These deposit deductions are only to reserve funds in case all your Pre-registrations are successful. Deposits will automatically be returned back to your reseller account if any Pre-registrations are not successful or if you delete it prior to the submission to the registry (for Go Live 48 hours prior to the actual launch).

Please note, for Sunrise and Landrush the Non-Refundable Application Fee is charged at submission time (successful submissions) to the registry. The reserved deposit funds, collected for the Sunrise and Landrush application fees, are used at the point of submission.

Go Live applications deleted more than 48 hours prior launch are automatically refunded back to your reseller account. Please note, that Go Live deletions are not permitted in the last 48 hours prior launch.

Pre-registration via API (Go-Live)

command = AddDomainApplication
class = RADIOAM_SUNRISE | RADIOAM_LANDRUSH | RADIOAM_GOLIVE |
            RADIOFM_SUNRISE | RADIOFM_LANDRUSH | RADIOFM_GOLIVE

domain = example.radio.fm
period = 0Y | 1Y | 2Y | 3Y | 4Y | 5Y | 6Y | 7Y | 8Y | 9Y | 10Y
ownercontact0 = (CONTACT) 
admincontact0 = (CONTACT) 
techcontact0 = (CONTACT) 
billingcontact0 = (CONTACT) 
nameserver0 = (NAMESERVER) 
nameserver1 = (NAMESERVER) 
nameserver2 = (NAMESERVER)


required additional parameters for Landrush A applications only:

x-ipr-pvrc = (PRE-VALIDATION CODE (Government Issued Call Sign))

required additional parameters for Sunrise applications only:

x-ipr-pvrc = (PRE-VALIDATION CODE (SMD Validation))

or

x-ipr-name = (TRADEMARK WORD)
x-ipr-number = (REGISTRATION NUMBER)
x-ipr-regdate = (REGISTRATION DATE YYYY-MM-DD)
x-ipr-cclocality = (JURISDICATION (WIPO ST.3))
x-ipr-entitlement = OWNER | CO-OWNER | ASSIGNEE
x-ipr-rights-owner-name = (TRADEMARK OWNER)
x-ipr-rights-owner-street = (STREET ADDRESS)
x-ipr-rights-owner-city = (CITY)
x-ipr-rights-owner-state = (STATE OR PROVINCE)
x-ipr-rights-owner-postal-code = (POSTCODE)
x-ipr-rights-owner-country= (ISO 3166 COUNTRY CODE)

Note:  For Sunrise and Landrush applications a min. registration period
          of 2 years exists. For Sunrise only a period of 0 years is allowed
          for non-resolving applications

Pre-registration via Control Panel Made Easy

Pre-registrations can also be submitted through the Control Panel by logging in and navigating to "Manage Products > Pre-Registrations". From the Pre-Registration, users will be able to view, check, modify or delete any Pre-registrations without charge up to 48 hours prior to the launch date.

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

With great pleasure we are pleased to announce a further price reduction for .AM Domains. As of immediately your prices for .AM Domains have been reduced as follows:

• Reseller: Price was reduced from 82.11* (net price: 69.00) USD per Domain/Year to 79.73* (net price: 67.00) per Domain/Year

• Premium: Price was reduced from 74.32* (net price: 62.45) USD per Domain/Year to 71.40* (net price: 60.00) per Domain/Year
• Platinum: Price was reduced from 64.26* (net price: 54.00) USD per Domain/Year to 61.88* (net price: 52.00) per Domain/Year

Price Change for .RO Domains:

The following price changes are effective immediately for .RO (including com.ro, nom.ro and org.ro):

• Reseller Price Class: Changed from Annual 58.31* (net price: 49.00) EUR per Domain/Year to
  • Annual: 14.28* (net price: 12.00) EUR per Domain/Year
  • Setup: 44.03* (net price: 37.00) EUR per Domain

• Premium Price Class: Changed from Annual 53.55* (net price: 45.00) EUR per Domain/Year to
  • Annual: 9.52* (net price: 8.00) EUR per Domain/Year
  • Setup: 44.03* (net price: 37.00) EUR per Domain

• Reseller Price Class: Changed from Annual 58.31* (net price: 39.90) EUR per Domain/Year to
  • Annual: 3.45* (net price: 2.90) EUR per Domain/Year
  • Setup: 44.03* (net price: 37.00) EUR per Domain

Maintenance Overview:

• Start date: 2013-06-02 03:00:00 UTC
• End date: 2013-06-02 03:45:00 UTC
• Expected downtime: < 15 minutes

Maintenance work at the firewall in our main data center is scheduled for June 2, 2013 from 03:00:00 UTC to 03:45:00 UTC (5:00 am CEST to 5:45 am CEST).

Impact: During the maintenance work there will be an outage of not more than 15 minutes where all persistent connections to our API gateways will be closed and no new connections can be established. Users of our 'Control Panel' will also not be able to perform operations during this time. The production and OT&E environment will be effected.

Our DNS servers and our web site will not be effected by the maintenance work.

We will be closely monitoring all incoming emails to support@hexonet.net during and after the maintenance. Please do not hesitate to send us an email should you require any assistance related to this maintenance.

Pre-Register your IDN.BE today and increase your chances of getting the domain you want on June 11, 2013, when DNS.be will be launching IDN domain registrations for the .BE country-code-top-level-domain.

The different characters that can be used for IDN registrations are provided below. DNS.be is allowing characters that include, at the very least, all accented characters used in Dutch, French and German. Other accented characters from other European languages, such as Swedish, Danish and Finnish may be included.

Pricing for IDN.BE domains will be the same as for regular .BE Domains. And pre-registrations are on a First-Come-First-Served basis.

HEXONET will start withdrawing DEPOSITS for Go Live applications starting on June 3, 2013. These deposit deductions are only to reserve funds in case all your Pre-registrations are successful. Deposits will automatically be returned back to your reseller account if any Pre-registrations are not successful or if you delete it prior to the submission to the registry (for Go Live 48 hours prior to the actual launch).

Go Live IDN.BE domains applications deleted more than 48 hours prior launch are automatically refunded back to your reseller account. Please note, that Go Live deletions are not permitted in the last 48 hours prior launch.

Change to CentralNIC Restore Time-Frames

CentralNIC recently made some modifications to their restore time-frames, as such we have updated our systems accordingly:

• deletion_restorable_period: Reduced from 45d --> 30d
• deletion_hold_period: Increased from 0d --> 5d

.NET Price Increase - July 1, 2013

VeriSign announced that they will be increasing the annual price for .NET domains starting July 1, 2013.

• .NET Prices: increasing by 0.51 USD per Domain/Year.

.ORG Price Increase - July 1, 2013

PIR announced that they will also be increasing the annual prices for .ORG domains starting July 1, 2013.

• .ORG Prices: increasing by 0.55 USD per Domain/Year.

.NAME Price Increase - August 1, 2013

VeriSign recently announced that they will also be increasing the annual prices for .NAME domains starting August 1, 2013.

• .NAME Second-Level Domain Prices (example.name): increasing by 0.60 USD per Domain/Year.
• .NAME Third-Level Domain Prices (john.doe.name): increasing by 0.77 USD per Domain/Year
• .NAME Email Forwarding Prices: increasing by 1.20 USD per Email Address

.BIZ Price Increase - September 1, 2013

NeuStar - recently announced that they will also be increasing the annual prices for .BIZ domains starting September 1, 2013.

• .BIZ Prices: increasing by 0.78 USD per Domain/Year.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A REGISTRY (Neustar) PRICE INCREASE ONLY. HEXONET will not be adding additional margin on top of this price increase.

.INFO Price Increase - September 1, 2013

Afilias - recently announced that they will also be increasing the annual prices for .INFO domains starting September 1, 2013.

• .INFO Prices: increasing by 0.74 USD per Domain/Year.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A REGISTRY (Afilias) PRICE INCREASE ONLY. HEXONET will not be adding additional margin on top of this price increase.

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

.XXX - Huge Price Promo only in MAY (2013) - NEW

• Promo Starts: May 1, 2013 at 10:00 UTC
• Promo Ends: May 31, 2013 at 10:00 UTC
• Promotional Price is for new .XXX Domains: 10.59* (net price: 8.90) USD per Domain/Year (non-resolving or resolving)
• Promotional price applies also to multiyear registrations from one (1) to ten (10) years
• Transfers and renewals are NOT eligible at the promotional pricing

Registration Note:

• Anyone worldwide can register non-resolving .XXX domains.
• Only individuals, business, entities, and organizations below can register resolving .XXX domains
  • provider of online, sexually-oriented adult entertainment ("Online Adult Entertainment") intended for consenting adults or for other community members ("Providers"),
  • represent Providers ("Representatives"), or
  • provide products or services to Providers and Representatives ("Service Providers")

.CO - More than 50% OFF Super Saver Promo - NEW!

.CO Domains

• Promo Starts: May 1, 2013 at 10:00 UTC
• Promo Ends: July 31, 2012 at 10:00 UTC
• Promotional Price: 14.16* (net price: 11.90) USD per Domain/Year
• Promotion applies to new 1-Year .CO registrations
• Multiyear registrations are possible, however promotional pricing only applies to the first year
• Transfers and renewals are NOT eligible at promotional price
• Price Promotion applies to all reseller price classes

Third-Level .CO Domains (com.CO, .net.CO and .nom.CO)

• Promo Starts: May 1, 2013 at 10:00 UTC
• Promo Ends: July 31, 2012 at 10:00 UTC
• Promotional Price: 8.21* (net price: 6.90) USD per Domain/Year
• Promotion applies to new 1-Year .CO registrations
• Multiyear registrations are possible, however promotional pricing only applies to the first year
• Transfers and renewals are NOT eligible at promotional price

.CO Reseller Tools

The Control Panel's Marketing Center is now loaded with several .CO marketing and graphical materials for our resellers. Please login to the Control Panel and navigate to "Tools --> Marketing Center" to start using these high quality materials to drive your sales.

.BIZ - Volume Promotion - Buy More Save More! - NEW!

• Promo Starts: May 1, 2013 at 10:00 UTC
• Promo Ends: July 31, 2013 at 10:00 UTC
• BIZ Domains at special tiered pricing:
  • 1 - 5 .BIZ Domains --> 7.26* (net price: 6.10) USD per Domain/First year
  • 6 - 10 BIZ Domains --> 6.31* (net price: 5.30) USD per Domain/First year
  • > 11 BIZ Domains --> 5.83* (net price: 4.90) USD per Domain/First year

• Promotional price only applies to new 1-year registrations
• Tiered pricing discounts are based on registrations over a 24 hour cycle; Pricing resets to the nominal everyday promo rate at the end of each day (0:00 UTC)
• Multi-year registrations are possible, however promotional pricing only applies to the first year
• Transfers and renewals are NOT eligible at promotional price

.US - Volume Saver - NEW!

• Promo Starts: May 1, 2013 at 10:00 UTC
• Promo Ends: July 31, 2013 at 10:00 UTC
• BIZ Domains at special tiered pricing:
  • 1 - 5 .US Domains --> 5.83* (net price: 4.90) USD per Domain/First year
  • > 6 .US Domains --> 4.64* (net price: 3.90) USD per Domain/First year

• Promotional price only applies to new 1-year registrations
• Tiered pricing discounts are based on registrations over a 24 hour cycle; Pricing resets to the nominal everyday promo rate at the end of each day (0:00 UTC)
• Multi-year registrations are possible, however promotional pricing only applies to the first year
• Transfers and renewals are NOT eligible at promotional price

.ASIA - 2013 SUPER PROMO - Final Month!

Since HEXONET's .ASIA Promotion at the end of last year was so popular, we are pleased to announce that it is back! Globally, these super promotions helped the .ASIA registry grow tremendously as well as strengthen their brand. Even with all the newTLDs on the horizon, .ASIA domains are highly recommended, as they are already established and are poised for future growth.

• Promo Ends: May 31, 2013 at 10:00 UTC
• .ASIA Promotional Price: 1.76* (net price: 1.50) USD/domain in the first year
• Promotion applies to new 1-Year .ASIA registrations
• Multi-year registrations are possible, however promotional pricing only applies to the first year
• Transfers and renewals are NOT eligible at promotional price
• ASCII and IDN.ASIA domains are eligible

.IN - 2013 Promotion

• Promo Ends: December 31, 2013 at 10:00 UTC
• Promotional Price for .IN Domains (Second- and Third-Level .IN Domains): 416.50* (net price: 350.00) INR per Domain/Year
• Promotional price only applies to new one year registrations
• Promotional price also applies to the first year of a new multi-year registration
• Transfers and renewals are NOT eligible at promotional pricing

.EU - Volume Promotion - Buy More Save More!

• Promo Ends: May 31, 2013 at 10:00 UTC
• EU Domains at special tiered pricing:
  • 1 - 5 .EU Domains --> 2.98* (net price: 2.50) EUR per Domain/ first year
  • 6 - 10 .EU Domains --> 2.26* (net price: 1.90) EUR per Domain/ first year
  • > 11 .EU Domains --> 1.79* (net price: 1.50) EUR per Domain/ first year

• Promotional price only applies to new 1-year registrations
• Tiered pricing discounts are based on registrations over a 24 hour cycle; Pricing resets to the nominal everyday promo rate at the end of each day (0:00 UTC)
• Multi-year registrations are possible, however promotional pricing only applies to the first year
• Transfers and renewals are NOT eligible at promotional price

.ME - PROMO - Make it Personal and get Your .ME Domain today!

• Promo Ends: June 30, 2013 at 10:00 UTC
• Promotional Price: 8.21* (net price: 6.90) EUR per Domain/Year
• Promotional price only applies to new one year registrations
• Promotional price also applies to the first year of a new multi-year registration
• Transfers and renewals are NOT eligible at promotional pricing

Available Extensions:

• .AS

Registration/Renewal Pricing:

• RESELLER: 89.25* (net price: 75.00) USD per Domain/Year
• PREMIUM: 82.11* (net price: 69.00) USD per Domain/Year
• PLATINUM: 70.21* (net price: 59.00) USD per Domain/Year

.AS Registry Information

• Registry: AS Domain Registry
• WHOIS-Server: whois.nic.as
• Registration Periods: 2 - 10 Years
• Add Grace Period: 0 Days
• Accounting Period: -7 Days
• Finalization Period: -1 Day
• Registration System: Real-Time
• Internationalized Domain Names (IDN): Supported
• Transfers: Supported

If you have any questions about registering .AS domains, please do not hesitate to contact HEXONET at support@hexonet.net.

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

• March 11, 2013 - Breaking: Registry Operator AdamsNames Hacked Locking Up .TC, .GD & .VC
• March 12, 2013 - Breaking: AdamsNames Operators Of .TC, .GD & .VC: “Key-Systems Highjacked Our Site”
• March 20, 2013 - Adamsnames The TLD Registry For gd, .tc & .vg Issues A Further Statement on Problems

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• March 12, 2013 - Confusion reigns over three “hijacked” ccTLDs

HEXONET Registrar Statement:

1. As many of our customers know, AdamsNames switched hands in August of 2012 to new owners. With the transition, the new owners temporarily disabled .TC registrations to change pricing, as well as, introduce premium .TC domains. Please note that prior to this change-over, AdamsNames had been running extremely smoothly without any hiccups (big thanks to one of the former owners Martin Oldfield)

2. On Friday, March 8th, 2013, HEXONET received a notice from AdamsNames (Party A), that they had introduced enhancements to the registry with additional features.

3. Also on Friday, March 8th, 2013, HEXONET received new login credentials from the Registry (Party A). Though receiving new credentials was a little strange, HEXONET didn't think much of it since many ccTLDs (country-code Top-Level-Domains) tend to operate differently than gTLDs (generic Top-Level-Domains). As any registrar would attest, short notices like the above are very much disliked, but do happen from time to time.

4. On the next day, Saturday, March 9th, 2013, HEXONET looked at the new registry and started migrating all our data over to a new platform (thanks to our engineering team for working on a Saturday) to quickly get our customers access to their AdamNames domains (register, renew, transfer and modify). Strangely, when starting on the new platform, HEXONET noticed that the platform was now on CoCCa. HEXONET being very familiar with the CoCCa Platform the migration was completed swiftly and without much downtime. Please note that at this point in time, HEXONET was only aware of one party representing themselves as the AdamsNames operator and no other.

5. Then in the late afternoon on Sunday, March 10th, 2013, HEXONET received an email from the Legal Department of AdamsNames (now a second party, Party B), notifying us of important information relating to our access data. The notice stated that the registry was experiencing connectivity problems due to a hostile attack and as such had created new registry accesses for its registrars (confused yet? So were we).

6. With two parties (Party A and Party B) now claiming control of the registry, HEXONET needed to quickly identify who the authoritative registry operator was so that we could continue to process updates, renewals, new registrations, ...etc on behalf of our customers. To do this HEXONET sent an update command on one of our own domains. Party A was able to process the update and the domain resolved shortly thereafter, which definitively showed that Party A had control over the Primary NameServers required to manage a TLD (Top-Level-Domain) at IANA (iana.org).

7. Though there is a legal battle between the two parties for the registry today, HEXONET has always been committed to our customers first and foremost. And for us, what matters most is that customers and registrants have legal certainty of the ownership and resolution of their domains. Unfortunately, the legal battle and its effect on registrars has not been mentioned in the public statements.

8. Apparently, both parties are now in a legal battle for control over the registry, which should have been handled behind closed doors and not in the public. Hopefully an outcome will soon be determined to the satisfaction of registrants and registrars.

Due to the unique and unprecedented circumstances, HEXONET has no choice, but to temporarily disable all new registrations and domain transfers of AdamsNames TLDs until further notice. During this period, we will attempt to process domain renewals at both parties to ensure that whoever wins their legal battle will have transactional renewal records from HEXONET. Again, HEXONET is carefully proceeding to ensure that our customers and resellers are not affected no matter the legal outcome of the two parties.

For the record, HEXONET had no involvement or influence of these events at the AdamNames registry, other than comply and operate as a registrar should when given direction from a registry. HEXONET does not run a registry or even want to run a registry, our goal is to only be a registrar and we strive daily to be one of the best registrars around.

Thank you very much for your understanding and support of our decision.

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is responsible for managing the domain name system. And with ICANN's approval of the new gTLD program, a multitude of new gTLDs could be on the horizon in which trademark holders need to be aware of. In an effort to help trademark holders, ICANN has created the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH). Launching on March 26, 2013, the TMCH will be the most important rights protection mechanism/tool that ICANN is providing for the new gTLD program. In a nutshell, the TMCH allows brand/trademark owners to submit their trademark data into one centralized database, prior to and during the launch of new gTLDs, for better protection and registration of domains under one's own trademarks. The TMCH is a one-stop-solution for protecting your brand in the new gTLD era.

Any trademark holder, private person, or company can submit their trademark to the Clearinghouse. Please download the Clearinghouse guidelines for all the details and information regarding eligibility. The TMCH protects brands in two ways: with a Sunrise Service and a Trademark Claims Service.

How TMCH works:

• Trademark holders will be able to submit their trademark information to a centralized repository as of March 26, 2013
• After verification, the trademark holder has fulfilled the basic (most important) condition to be able to register its respective domain name during the pre-registration period of multiple TLDs – also known as the "Sunrise period".
• Trademark holders will also have the option to be notified when someone registers a domain name that matches their trademark record in the Clearinghouse.

HEXONET is proud to have Indeca GmbH as a strategic partner for this service. Indeca will assist any clients who need additional guidance when it comes to registering their TradeMarks with the TMCH. Together, customers and clients now have access to a full scope of new gTLD services from trademark services to pre-registration and eventually to registration for the various new gTLD launch phases.

For further information kindly visit: http://ngtld.domain-experts.com

Starting June 11, 2013, DNS.be will be offering IDN domain registrations for the .BE country-code-top-level-domain.

The different characters that can be used for IDN registrations are provided below. DNS.be is allowing characters that include, at the very least, all accented characters used in Dutch, French and German. Other accented characters from other European languages, such as Swedish, Danish and Finnish may be included.

Pricing for IDN.BE domains will be the same regular pricing for .BE Domains. And pre-registrations are on a First-Come-First-Served basis starting Monday April 15, 2013 at 10:00 UTC.

HEXONET will start withdrawing DEPOSITS for Go Live applications starting approximately one (1) week prior to Go Live on June 11, 2013. These deposit deductions are only to reserve funds in case all your Pre-registrations are successful. Deposits will automatically be returned back to your reseller account if any Pre-registrations are not successful or if you delete it prior to the submission to the registry (for Go Live 48 hours prior to the actual launch).

Go Live IDN.BE domains applications deleted more than 48 hours prior launch are automatically refunded back to your reseller account. Please note, that Go Live deletions are not permitted in the last 48 hours prior launch.

.CO to Launching IDNs for Asian Languages - April 15, 2013

The .CO registry recently announced the global launch of Asian internationalized domain names (IDNs) for the .CO domain name. The availability of additional global languages in the .CO namespace is intended to increase local interest and use. The growth of the Internet user base due to the promise of content on the Internet in familiar languages and scripts is the backbone of the IDN philosophy.

• Supported Languages: Chinese, Korean and Japanese
• Launch Date: April 15, 2013, 0:00 UTC
• Namespace(s): All .CO Products (.co, .com.co, net.co, nom.co)

.NET Price Increase - July 1, 2013

VeriSign announced that they will be increasing the annual price for .NET domains starting July 1, 2013.

• .NET Prices: increasing by 0.51 USD per Domain/Year.

.ORG Price Increase - July 1, 2013

PIR announced that they will also be increasing the annual prices for .ORG domains starting July 1, 2013.

• .ORG Prices: increasing by 0.55 USD per Domain/Year.

.NAME Price Increase - August 1, 2013

VeriSign recently announced that they will also be increasing the annual prices for .NAME domains starting August 1, 2013.

• .NAME Second-Level Domain Prices (example.name): increasing by 0.60 USD per Domain/Year.
• .NAME Third-Level Domain Prices (john.doe.name): increasing by 0.77 USD per Domain/Year
• .NAME Email Forwarding Prices: increasing by 1.20 USD per Email Address

.BIZ Price Increase - September 1, 2013

NeuStar - recently announced that they will also be increasing the annual prices for .BIZ domains starting September 1, 2013.

• .BIZ Prices: increasing by 0.78 USD per Domain/Year.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A REGISTRY (Neustar) PRICE INCREASE ONLY. HEXONET will not be adding additional margin on top of this price increase.

.INFO Price Increase - September 1, 2013

Afilias - recently announced that they will also be increasing the annual prices for .INFO domains starting September 1, 2013.

• .INFO Prices: increasing by 0.74 USD per Domain/Year.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A REGISTRY (Afilias) PRICE INCREASE ONLY. HEXONET will not be adding additional margin on top of this price increase.

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

.PW is now LIVE !

.PW (Personal Web) successfully launched their "Go Live" on March 25, 2013 for domain names from 3 to 63 characters. With many good names still available, now is the perfect time to register the .PW domain you want.

• Acceptable Characters: Min. 3, Max. 63, letters, numbers, and hyphens ("-") - however hyphens at the beginning or directly in front of the TLD will not be accepted
• Registration Periods: 1 Year
• IDN Capable: Yes (IDN.PW)
• Supported .PW IDN languages and scripts: Arabic, Latin, Chinese, Greek, Japanese, Korean, Cyrillic, Hebrew, Thai, Lao. A complete list of all supported characters can be found on HEXONET's Support WIKI.
• Domain Name Policies: View
• Go Live Pricing:
  • Reseller Annual: 11.78* (net price: 9.90) USD/Domain/Year
  • Premium Annual: 10.59* (net price: 8.90) USD/Domain/Year
  • Platinum Annual: 9.28* (net price: 7.80) USD/Domain/Year

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

Go Live Info: - 2-letter .PW General Availability March 28, 2013

.PW (Personal Web) domain names with 2 characters will become available on March 28, 2013. HEXONET is accepting pre-registrations for 2-letter .PW domains!

• .PW Go Live: March 28, 2013 (2-letter only)
• Multiple pre-registrations for the same .PW domain, if registered, go to a private auction (between those that pre-register) starting at 12.00 USD.
• Acceptable Characters: Min. 2, Max. 2, letters and numbers
• Reserved names: The registry has reserved some 2-letter domains upfront
• Registration Period: 1 Year
• Domain Name Policies: View
• Go Live Pricing:
  • Reseller Annual: 11.78* (net price: 9.90) USD/Domain/Year
  • Premium Annual: 10.59* (net price: 8.90) USD/Domain/Year
  • Platinum Annual: 9.28* (net price: 7.80) USD/Domain/Year
• Go Live Billing will commence on March 25, 2013

Pre-registration Billing: (IMPORTANT)

HEXONET will start withdrawing DEPOSITS for 2-letter Go Live applications starting March 25, 2013. These deposit deductions are only to reserve funds in case all your Pre-registrations are successful. Deposits will automatically be returned back to your reseller account if any Pre-registrations are not successful or if you delete it prior to the submission to the registry (for Go Live 24 hours prior to the actual launch).

Go Live applications deleted more than 24 hours prior launch are automatically refunded back to your reseller account. Please note, that Go Live deletions are not permitted in the last 24 hours prior launch.

Pre-registration via API (Go-Live)

command = AddDomainApplication 
class = PW_GOLIVE
domain = 9y.pw
period = 1Y
ownercontact0 = (CONTACT) 
admincontact0 = (CONTACT) 
techcontact0 = (CONTACT) 
billingcontact0 = (CONTACT) 
nameserver0 = (NAMESERVER) 
nameserver1 = (NAMESERVER) 
nameserver2 = (NAMESERVER)

Pre-registration via Control Panel

Pre-registrations can be submitted through the Control Panel by logging into your account and navigating to "Manage Products > Pre-Registrations". From here one can list existing or submit new Pre-registrations. Users can modify or delete any Pre-registrations without charge up to 24 hours prior to the launch date.

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

.ASIA April - May 2013 SUPER PROMO

Since HEXONET's .ASIA Promotion at the end of last year was so popular, we are pleased to announce that it is back! Globally, these super promotions helped the .ASIA registry grow tremendously as well as strengthen their brand. Even with all the newTLDs on the horizon, .ASIA domains are highly recommended, as they are already established and are poised for future growth.

• Promo Starts: April 1, 2013 at 10:00 UTC
• Promo Ends: May 31, 2013 at 10:00 UTC
• .ASIA Promotional Price: 1.76* (net price: 1.50) USD/domain in the first year
• Promotion applies to new 1-Year .ASIA registrations
• Multi-year registrations are possible, however promotional pricing only applies to the first year
• Transfers and renewals are NOT eligible at promotional price
• ASCII and IDN.ASIA domains are eligible

.IN - 2013 Promotion - NEW

• Promo Starts: April 1, 2013 at 10:00 UTC
• Promo Ends: December 31, 2013 at 10:00 UTC
• Promotional Price for .IN Domains (Second- and Third-Level .IN Domains): 416.50* (net price: 350.00) INR per Domain/Year
• Promotional price only applies to new one year registrations
• Promotional price also applies to the first year of a new multi-year registration
• Transfers and renewals are NOT eligible at promotional pricing

.MX - 2013 Promotion - NEW

• Promo Starts: April 1, 2013 at 10:00 UTC
• Promo Ends: April 30, 2013 at 10:00 UTC
• Promotional Price for .MX Domains (Second-Level only, example.mx): 20.83* (net price: 17.50) USD per Domain/Year
• Promotional price applies to new one (1) to five (5) year registrations
• Transfers and renewals are NOT eligible at promotional pricing

.EU - Volume Promotion - Buy More Save More! - NEW!

• Promo Starts: April 1, 2013 at 10:00 UTC
• Promo Ends: May 31, 2013 at 10:00 UTC
• EU Domains at special tiered pricing:
  • 1 - 5 .EU Domains --> 2.98* (net price: 2.50) EUR per Domain/ first year
  • 6 - 10 .EU Domains --> 2.26* (net price: 1.90) EUR per Domain/ first year
  • > 11 .EU Domains --> 1.79* (net price: 1.50) EUR per Domain/ first year

• Promotional price only applies to new 1-year registrations
• Tiered pricing discounts are based on registrations over a 24 hour cycle; Pricing resets to the nominal everyday promo rate at the end of each day (0:00 UTC)
• Multi-year registrations are possible, however promotional pricing only applies to the first year
• Transfers and renewals are NOT eligible at promotional price

.ME - PROMO - Make it Personal and get Your .ME Domain today! EXTENDED

• Promo Ends: June 30, 2013 at 10:00 UTC
• Promotional Price: 8.21* (net price: 6.90) EUR per Domain/Year
• Promotional price only applies to new one year registrations
• Promotional price also applies to the first year of a new multi-year registration
• Transfers and renewals are NOT eligible at promotional pricing

HEXONET will be releasing a new and improved Control Panel order form on March 5th, 2013. Based on the same order process available on our new website, now searching, selecting, configuring, and buying domains is faster and easier.

1. Direct and single click ordering from anywhere in the Control Panel

Starting an order now is simple and fast. No matter where one is on the Control Panel, the order button is prominently visible from anywhere. The first tab on the main navigation is now the order button.

2. Single domain or bulk domain search all in one form page

Previously, ordering a single domain was executed on one page and bulk ordering was on another. The new orderform has integrated single and bulk registration onto one page!

3. View multiple search results and order options using an single click

With every search, the results are intelligently grouped into Popular, gTLDs, European, and more. And navigating between these result groups is as easy as a single click.

4. Real-time shopping cart that updates on every order

Upon the selection of a domain, the shopping cart automatically and immediately updates with the domain, its price in your account's default currency, and the total cost. Domains can be added or deleted from the shopping cart and be updated in real-time.

5. Single or bulk configuration all on a single page form

Configuring contacts, nameservers, and other parameters can be a hassle. HEXONET's new order process places all these configurations all on one page where any configuration element can be applied to one or all of the domains at once.

HEXONET greatly appreciates all the feedback and suggestions from our resellers and clients. Once the new order process is released on March 5th, 2013, all users are encouraged to provide HEXONET additional comment and feedback.

Landrush Info:

• Landrush Period: February 18, 2013 - March 18, 2013
• Domains with multiple .PW Landrush applications will go to auction
• Acceptable Characters: Min. 3, Max. 63, letters, numbers, and hyphens ("-") - however hyphens at the beginning or directly in front of the TLD will not be accepted
• Registration Period: 2 Years
• IDN Capable: Yes (IDN.PW)
• Supported .PW IDN languages and scripts: Arabic, Latin, Chinese, Greek, Japanese, Korean, Cyrillic, Hebrew, Thai, Lao. A complete list of all supported characters can be found on HEXONET's Support WIKI.
• Domain Name Policies: View
• Landrush Pricing:
  • Reseller Annual: 11.78* (net price: 9.90) USD/Domain/Year
  • Reseller Non-refundable Application fee: 52.36* (net price: 44.00) USD/Domain
  • Premium Annual: 10.59* (net price: 8.90) USD/Domain/Year
  • Premium Non-refundable Application fee: 49.98* (net price: 42.00) USD/Domain
  • Platinum Annual: 9.28* (net price: 7.80) USD/Domain/Year
  • Platinum Non-refundable Application fee: 46.41* (net price: 39.00) USD/Domain
• Landrush Billing will commence on February 18, 2013

Note: Landrush applications have a min. registration period of 2 Years.

More information can be found in our WIKI at https://wiki.hexonet.net/index.php/PW.

Go Live Info: - General Availability March 25, 2013

• .PW Go Live: March 25, 2013
• Multiple pre-registrations for the same .PW domain, if registered, go to a private auction (between those that pre-register) starting at 12.00 USD.
• Acceptable Characters: Min. 3, Max. 63, letters, numbers, and hyphens ("-") - however hyphens at the beginning or directly in front of the TLD will not be accepted
• Registration Period: 1 Year
• IDN Capable: Yes (IDN.PW)
• Supported .PW IDN languages and scripts: Arabic, Latin, Chinese, Greek, Japanese, Korean, Cyrillic, Hebrew, Thai, Lao. A complete list of all supported characters can be found on HEXONET's Support WIKI.
• Domain Name Policies: View
• Go Live Pricing:
  • Reseller Annual: 11.78* (net price: 9.90) USD/Domain/Year
  • Premium Annual: 10.59* (net price: 8.90) USD/Domain/Year
  • Platinum Annual: 9.28* (net price: 7.80) USD/Domain/Year
• Go Live Billing will commence on March 11, 2013

Pre-registration Billing: (IMPORTANT)

HEXONET will start withdrawing DEPOSITS for Landrush applications starting February 18, 2013, in preparation of submitting pre-registered domains to the registry. For Go Live applications DEPOSITS will be withdrawn starting March 11, 2013. These deposit deductions are only to reserve funds in case all your Pre-registrations are successful. Deposits will automatically be returned back to your reseller account if any Pre-registrations are not successful or if you delete it prior to the submission to the registry (for Go Live 48 hours prior to the actual launch).

Please note, for Landrush, the Non-Refundable Application Fee is charged at submission time (successful submissions) to the registry. The reserved deposit funds, collected for the Landrush application fees, are used at the point of submission.

Go Live applications deleted more than 48 hours prior launch are automatically refunded back to your reseller account. Please note, that Go Live deletions are not permitted in the last 48 hours prior launch.

Pre-registration via API (Go-Live)

command = AddDomainApplication 
class = PW_LANDRUSH | PW_GOLIVE
domain = example.pw
period = 2Y | 1Y
ownercontact0 = (CONTACT) 
admincontact0 = (CONTACT) 
techcontact0 = (CONTACT) 
billingcontact0 = (CONTACT) 
nameserver0 = (NAMESERVER) 
nameserver1 = (NAMESERVER) 
nameserver2 = (NAMESERVER)

Pre-registration via Control Panel

Pre-registrations can be submitted through the Control Panel by logging into your account and navigating to "Manage Products > Pre-Registrations". From here one can list existing or submit new Pre-registrations. Users can modify or delete any Pre-registrations without charge up to 48 hours prior to the launch date.

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

Available to all HEXONET Resellers/Customers, the 26 extensions are:

.us.com / .us.org / .gb.com / .gb.net / .eu.com / .com.de / .de.com / .qc.com / .se.com / .se.net / .uk.net / .cn.com / .ae.org / .br.com / .jp.net / .jpn.com / .ar.com / .uy.com / .no.com / .sa.com / .za.com / .hu.com / .hu.net / .kr.com / .gr.com / .ru.com

A PREMIUM price applies for the first year only and will renew thereafter at regular standard pricing.

• Premium Price for .com.de is: 208.25* (net price: 175.00) EUR/First Year with regular pricing in the subsequent years
• Premium Price for .jp.net is: 297.50* (net price: 250.00) USD/First Year with regular pricing in the subsequent years
• Premium Price for all other CentralNIC Extensions: 279.65* (net price: 235.00) USD/First Year with regular pricing in the subsequent years

.NET Price Increase - July 1, 2013

VeriSign announced that they will be increasing the annual price for .NET domains starting July 1, 2013.

• .NET Prices: increasing by 0.51 USD per Domain/Year.

.ORG Price Increase - July 1, 2013

PIR announced that they will also be increasing the annual prices for .ORG domains starting July 1, 2013.

• .ORG Prices: increasing by 0.55 USD per Domain/Year.

.NAME Price Increase - August 1, 2013

VeriSign recently announced that they will also be increasing the annual prices for .NAME domains starting August 1, 2013.

• .NAME Second-Level Domain Prices (example.name): increasing by 0.60 USD per Domain/Year.
• .NAME Third-Level Domain Prices (john.doe.name): increasing by 0.77 USD per Domain/Year
• .NAME Email Forwarding Prices: increasing by 1.20 USD per Email Address

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ABOVE PRICE INCREASES ARE REGISTRY PRICE PRICE INCREASES ONLY. HEXONET is simply adjusting pricing directly inline with the registry price increase only.

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

At HEXONET, we believe this news is a huge stride ahead as the newTLDs come to fruition. Please remember that there is more work to be done behind the scenes even before the first of the newTLDs are available for sale. HEXONET will keep vigilant to keep our resellers and customers informed on the latest developments.

NewTLDs Trending High on HEXONET's Expression of Interest Service:

Some of the most popular NewTLDs are listed below. These ranks are based on the EOIs received thus far at HEXONET. Please note that HEXONET also accepts multiple EOI's for the same domain name for NewTLDs:

Recently, some of the NewTLD registries have been releasing information, marketing materials, and even sharing their marketing plans. As the information and documentation becomes available, HEXONET will be making it easy for our resellers to access these materials also. These resources can be used by resellers as they see fit in marketing NewTLDs to their own customers.

EOIs for Geographic newTLDs:

.ABUDHABI, .AFRICA, .AMSTERDAM, .BARCELONA, .BAYERN, .BERLIN, .BOSTON, .BRUSSELS, .BUDAPEST, .CAPETOWN, .CYMRU, .DUBAI, .DURBAN, .GENT, .HAMBURG, .HELSINKI, .ISTANBUL, .JOBURG, .KYOTO, .LONDON, .MADRID, .MELBOURNE, .MIAMI, .MOSCOW, .NAGOYA, .NRW, .NYC, .OKINAWA, .OSAKA, .PARIS, .QUEBEC, .ROMA, .RUHR, .SCOT, .STOCKHOLM, .SYDNEY, .TAIPEI, .TIROL, .TOKYO, .VEGAS, .WALES, .WIEN, .YOKOHAMA, .ZUERICH

EOIs for Generic newTLDs:

.ACTOR, .ADULT, .AGENCY, .ANDROID, .APARTMENTS, .APP, .ARAB, .ART, .ATTORNEY, .AUCTION, .AUDIO, .AUTHOR, .AUTO, .BABY, .BAND, .BAR, .BASEBALL, .BASKETBALL, .BEAUTY, .BET, .BEER, .BIO, .BLOG, .BOOK, .BOUTIQUE, .BROADWAY, .BUY, .CAFE, .CARS, .CASA, .CASINO, .CHARITY, .CHAT, .CHRISTMAS, .CITY, .CLOUD, .CLUB, .COFFEE, .COOL, .CORP, .COUPON, .CPA, .DATA, .DEALS, .DESIGN, .DIET, .DISCOUNT, .DOCTOR, .EARTH, .ECO, .ENGINEER, .FAIL, .FAMILY, .FAN, .FASHION, .FILM, .FINANCE, .FINANCIAL, .FITNESS, .FLOWERS, .FOOD, .FOOTBALL, .FREE, .FUND, .GALLERY, .GAME, .GAY, .GMBH, .GOLF, .GRAPHICS, .GRATIS, .GREEN, .HEALTH, .HELP, .HIV, .HOCKEY, .HOME, .HOTEL, .IMMOBILIEN, .INC, .INSURANCE, .INVESTMENTS, .KIDS, .KIWI, .LATINO, .LAW, .LAWYER, .LIFE, .LIVE, .LLC, .LLP, .LOL, .LOVE, .LTD, .MAIL, .MAP, .MARKETING, .MED, .MEDIA, .MLS, .MOE, .MONEY, .MOVIE, .MUSIC, .NEWS, .NGO, .NINJA, .NOW, .ONE, .ONLINE, .PARTY, .PHONE, .PHOTO, .PHOTOGRAPHY, .PLAY, .POKER, .PROPERTY, .PUB, .RADIO, .REALESTATE, .REHAB, .REISE, .RENT, .RESTAURANT, .RIP, .SALE, .SCHOOL, .SCOT, .SEARCH, .SECURE, .SEX, .SHOP, .SHOW, .SITE, .SKI, .SOCCER, .SOCIAL, .SPACE, .SPORT, .STORE, .STYLE, .SUCKS, .SUPPORT, .TAXI, .TEAM, .TECH, .TERRA, .TENNIS, .THEATER, .TICKETS, .TODAY, .TRUST, .TUBE, .VIDEO, .VIP, .WEB, .WEBSITE, .WIKI, .WOW, .WTF

EOIs for dot IDN newTLDs:

.москва, .орг, .‎ابوظبي, .‎شبكة, .‎بازار, .‎كوم, .‎موقع, .कॉम, .नेट, .संगठन, .新闻, .游戏, .移动, .网站, .网店, .닷넷

Should you have any additional questions with respect to the EOI/Pre-Registration system, please do not hesitate to contact us.