Tag Archives: .uk domain names

Thu 30th January 2014
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Nominet sets Jun 10 date for shorter .UK domain names - Shorter .uk domain names will land this summer. Nominet will offer second level registrations under the .uk domain name starting June 10. Companies will now be able to get example.uk instead of example.co.uk or example.org.uk as part of a plan approved in November. Owners of existing third level .co.uk domain names (as of October 28, 2013) will get first rights to the matching second level .uk domain names and have five years to decide whether they want it. Registrants ... read more ...
Wed 20th November 2013
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Nominet to offer second turn .uk domain names, with .co.uk owners removing priority - Major shift coming to .uk namespace. Nominet has approved a controversial program to offer second level .uk domain names, but has drastically changed the program from the first draft. Under the approved plan, second level .uk domain names (e.g. example.uk) will be available for registration at a wholesale price of £3.50 for single year registrations and £2.50 for multi-year registrations. Owners of existing third level .co.uk domain names will get first rights to ... read more ...