What is .US?

What makes .US unique and why do I need it?

Who can register a .US domain name?

What is the price of a .US domain name?

Now that I have my .US domain name, how and when can I send and receive email using my new .US address?

What will happen to existing .US domain names?

What is .US?
.US is “America’s Internet Address.” It is the official country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the United States within the global domain name system (DNS).

What makes .US unique and why do I need it?
.US is the only means to establish an American address on the Internet. Soon, all U.S. residents, government entities, public service organizations, and businesses will be able to 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 will be very popular with consumers for applications like email, digital identity, and personal web sites. Government and public interest organizations will use .US addresses to enable citizen-centric e-Gov applications and to serve the needs of the American people. Businesses will use .US domain names to promote themselves as American companies to inspire consumer confidence and to encourage consumers to “buy American.”

[ Return To Main Menu ]

Who can register a .US domain name?
Any U.S. citizen or resident, as well as any business or organization, including federal, state, and local government with a bona fide presence in the United States can register a .US domain name.

One of the following eligibility requirements must be met:

A natural person (i) who is a citizen or permanent resident of the United States of America or any of its possessions or territories or (ii) whose primary place of domicile is in the United States of America or any of its possessions, or

Any entity or organization that is incorporated within one of the fifty (50) U.S. states, the District of Columbia, or any of the United States possessions or territories or (ii) organized or otherwise constituted under the laws of a state of the United States of America, the District of Columbia, or any of its possessions or territories, or

An entity or organization (including federal, state, or local government of the United States, or a political subdivision thereof) that has a bona fide presence in the United States. See Section B.3.1 of the NeuStar proposal to the Department of Commerce for details concerning what constitutes a “bona fide presence.“

What is the price of a .US domain name?
2 years=$33.95
5 years=$74.95
10 years=$145.95

[ Return To Main Menu ]

Now that I have my .US domain name, how and when can I send and receive email using my new .US address?
Activate your domain name for web hosting or URL redirection and your email will be live!

What will happen to existing .US domain names?
Existing .US registrants (domain name holders) within the “locality space” will retain rights to their existing Internet addresses. In fact, existing domain name holders will benefit from many of the operational improvements and improved security and service levels NeuStar will introduce within .US.

[ Return To Main Menu ]