.news Domain Registration
Global commerce, and communication, thrive today thanks to the internet. Above all else, the ‘net has changed how news is spread. Now a new top-level domain name .NEWS, lets those in the business of spreading it clearly ID themselves.
Register for 34.49 USD 14.99 USD/YEAR
Transfer in for 34.49 USD/YEAR
Private Registration
Register the .news domain name that's right for you!
Frequently Asked Questions for .news
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.news domain names are available for 1-10 years.
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The domain registration time frame for .news during general availability is Instant.
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.news Domain Names must:
- have minimum of 1 and a maximum of 63 characters;
- begin with a letter or a number and end with a letter or a number;
- use the English character set and may contain letters (i.e., a-z, A-Z),numbers (i.e. 0-9) and dashes (-) or a combination of these;
- neither begin with, nor end with a dash;
- not contain a dash in the third and fourth positions (e.g. www.ab- -cd.news); and
- not include a space (e.g. www.ab cd.news).
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DNSSEC is available for .news domain. Enabling DNSSEC will protect .news domain names against counterfeit DNS data by providing origin authentication and integrity protection on that data. DNSSEC can be configured in your domain name's DNS panel.
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Trustee Service is not available for .news extension. Trustee Service can help satisfy most local presence requirements when there are restrictions on registering a domain name.
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Your .news domain name can be hosted on any hosting platform, whether a cloud-based website builder service like join.law's Easy Website Builder or server hosting platform like join.law Web Hosting using Plesk.
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Because Trustee Service is non-transferable, you must update your ownership according to .news requirements before a transfer out can be started.
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Yes. You can activate Private Registration during the purchase of a new .news domain.
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In accordance with ICANN, Generic Top Level Domains (gTLD) have a 40 day "Grace period" in which a domain name can be renewed without incurring an additional fee. Its important to note however that your domain will no longer resolve on the day it expires. After the 40 day grace period, there is a 30 day "Redemption Period" in which you can renew your domain name for an additional $150 USD.
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The registry that manages the registration of domain names with the .news Top Level Domain is Identity Digital. You may visit them at https://identity.digital/.