the domain services industry

This page is under development. It will provide an overview of domain service businesses in the dot-au space: registrars, resellers and other players.

     'Open' 2LD Registrars

The following 2LDs in the dot-au space are open, with domain name registrations being provided by accredited registrars and their agents (resellers) -

com.au - commercial entities, such as companies (with an Australian Company Number as registered through ASIC), and businesses (registered with state governments).

net.au - commercial entities, such as companies (with an Australian Company Number as registered through ASIC) and businesses (registered with state governments).

asn.au - incorporated associations, political parties, trade unions, sporting and special interest clubs.

org.au - charities and non-profit organisations.

id.au - individuals who are Australian citizens or residents.

The currently accredited registrars are -

A1 Registrar
Bottle Domains
Capital Networks
Connect West
Discount Domain Name Services (DDNS)
Enetica
JustNet
Melbourne IT
Namescout
NetRegistry
Planet Domain
TPP Internet

A quick comparison of prices is available here. That comparison is independent of Caslon, as is the (somewhat impressionistic) service comparison here.

auDA has now sought additional registrars for those 2LDs.

     'Closed' 2LD Registrars

The following 2LDs are 'closed' and - as yet - there is no competition in the provision of registrar services -

edu.au - educational institutions registered at federal or state level. The edu 2LD registrar is AUNIC

gov.au - federal, state and local government bodies. The gov 2LD registrar is currently the National Office for the Information Economy (NOIE)

csiro.au - use of the Commonwealth Science & Industry Research Organisation (CSIRO).

The info.au and conf.au 2LDs are currently frozen, pending review by the New Names Advisory Panel

     Codes

The revised Registrar Code of Practice and Registrar Agreement are here.




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