.US Domain General FAQ United States FAQ - What is the .US top-level domain?
- .US is Americas Internet Address. It is the official country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the United States within the global domain name system (DNS).
- Where can I register a .US domain?
- .US domains may be registered through any accredited registrar, namely 101Domain.
- What makes .US unique and why do I need it?
- .US is the only means of establishing an American address on the Internet. Now, all U.S. residents, government entities, public service organizations, and businesses can establish an American identity on the Internet with a short memorable domain name. (e.g., johnsmith.us, publicservice.us, mycompany.us).
Market research has shown that .US names are very popular with consumers for applications like email, digital identity, and personal web sites. Government and public interest organizations use .US addresses to enable citizen-centric e-Gov applications and to serve the needs of the American people. Finally, businesses use .US domain names to promote themselves as American companies to inspire consumer confidence and to encourage consumers to buy American.
- What are some of the expected changes to .US?
- Since 2002, .US registrations are available at the second level (e.g., johnsmith.us, publicservice.us, mycompany.us). Formerly, names were only available in the locality space at the third level and lower (e.g., arlington.va.us, co.arlington.va.us, and Ems.co.arlington.va.us).
- Why are some .US names reserved?
- Names are reserved to protect important local and national naming resources to reserve spaces within .US for future enhancement of the domain and to protect technical Internet interoperability. Policy changes relative to the reserved list are subject to Department of Commerce review and approval prior to implementation.
Source: www.nic.us
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