Dot UK domain name extension registration period to become variable

UK Domain Name Registration up to Ten Years

The most successful ccTLD in the world by many miles is .UK domain name under the careful stewardship of Nominet, the body responsible for overseeing the .uk domain name space. For a long time, perhaps more than a decade Noniment seem to use the Ford dictum of having a car in any colour as long as its black to the duration for which a domain name can be registered; 2 years.
Nominet being principally an non profit making organisation which tends to consult with stakeholders in the .UK domain name space before new policies are implemented is currently seeking input from its member about charging the maximum number of years a .uk domain name can be registered and the price of the new variable domain name registration.

One of the most interesting things about Nominent and its administration of the .UK domain name space is the fact that it has not increase the cost of .uk domain name registration to its members for many many years, contrast that with .com TLD which has had a number of price rises over the years. In its new proposal about variable domain name registration, the consultation page suggest domain names should be registered from between 1 year and 10 years, the noticeable thing about prices is the fact that the price for 2 years remains its current £5+VAT.

Suggested Registration Period
Currently, Nominent is seeking feedback from its members on 4 domain name registration period, they are:
1. Introduce variable registration periods of 1, 2, 5 and 10 years
2. Introduce variable registration periods of 2, 5 and 10 years
3. Introduce variable registration periods of 1-10 years
4. Introduce variable registration periods of 2-10 years

You can discuss the above post and other domain name registration related issues at UK domain name registration forum.

Dot UK web address registratrion reaches 8 million

.UK domain name extension hits 8 million

Nominet, the UK domain name registration authority said .UK domain name registration reached the milestone of 8 million in November 2009. After .com, .UK is the most popular domain name extension in the world, this was helped mainly by the fact that unlike most country level domain name extensions, .UK does not require you to jump through the kind of hoops countries like say Australia requires you to jump through to register a .com.au domain name extension.
Some people think that Nominet policy of making .uk domain easy to register for both UK and non-UK company is a good thing while other disagree, especially the part about making it easy for non-UK based company to register .uk domain extension. Whatever site of the argument you sit on, the .UK domain name continues to grow faster than web address of any country of similar size to UK.