More than 3 million domains registered

Registration requirements

• For individuals and businesses in Europe

Launched in 1989

Administration: By GR-Hostmaster, a department of the Institute of Computer Science of the Foundation for Research and Technology.
Registration process supervised by the Hellenic Telecommunications and Post Commission (EETT).

Registration requirements

• Open for registration for individuals and organizations from around the world.

Domain characters: It contains from 3 to 60 characters and should begin and end with a letter/number. It includes letters (i.e., a-z, A-Z), numbers (i.e., 0-9) and dashes (-) or a combination of these. Also, should not contain a dash in the third and fourth positions.

Domain Privacy: N/A

Time Period: 2 years

Target Customers: The locals, known internationally as ‘Kangaroos,’ show preference to sites ending in .AU.

Registration requirements

• .AU domains are open for registration to Australian companies and organizations.
• Registrants need to supply either their name or their business registration number.
• Also, they need to select a domain that is either an exact match, an abbreviation or an acronym of the registrant’s name or trademark or that otherwise bears some relevant connection to the registrant.

Period: 2 years

Domain Characters: between 2 and 63 characters, must begin/end with a letter/number and can contain letters (a-z, A-Z), numbers (0-9) and dashes (-). Can neither begin nor end with a dash. Also, cannot contain a dash in the 3rd and 4th positions

Launched in 1987 and was first administered by the Domainz registry operator, later sold to Melbourne IT in 2003.

Third-level .NZ domains

• .CO.NZ domains – for commercial organizations and businesses
• .NET.NZ domains – for telecommunication companies, digital agencies and service providers related to New Zealand
• .ORG.NZ domains – for nonprofit organizations

Administration: By InternetNZ – a non-profit organization dedicated to promote and protect the Internet in New Zealand. The day-to-day operations handled by a subsidiary – NZRS Limited. The Policy development and monitoring registrar activities are done by the Domain Name Commission Limited (DNCL)

No. of Domains Registered: 670,000+

Target Customers

• Individuals, small business owners, freelancers, restaurants, bars, fans of the Lord of the Rings and/or of New Zealand’s stunning nature
• The locals, known internationally as ‘Kiwis’, show preference to sites ending in .NZ.

Registration requirements

• Open for registration to anyone from any part of the world
• Domain name between 3 and 63 characters, which must begin/end with a letter or a number. Also, cannot contain a dash in the third and fourth positions.
• It may contain letters (a-z, A-Z), numbers (0-9) and dashes (-)

The first truly authentic generic domain in the new era of the Internet. The registrant can register a universal name, globally recognized and suited the context of the Internet.
Registration Time Period: 1 to 10 years

• A great potential for addressing the local Austrian market
• Launched in 1988 and delegated to the University of Vienna.
• In 1998 NIC.AT officially took over the administration.
• Open for Registration for both individuals and organizations. A domain name can contain 1–63 characters.
  Registration Period: 1 year

Avaibility: October 26, 2016 Eligibility:

• Open TLD, anyone can Register
• There are no restrictions on registration—one does not have to carry the doctor title or otherwise credentialed as a licensed Doctor.
• Registrants must represent that they are licensed, medical practitioners and on request can demonstrate the license. In case of violation registry rights to delete, revoke, suspend, cancel, or transfer a registration