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.”
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 U.S. Nexus requirements must be met:
(1) 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
(2) 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
(3) 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.”
Are there additional requirements?
The nameservers that you will be using for a .US domain name have to be physically located
within the US or its territory. To be active, each .US domain name has to have two
nameservers assigned.
Registrant must indicate the intended use of the .US domain name by selecting one
of the following categories: (i) business for profit, (ii) non-profit business, association,
religious organization, club, etc., (iii) personal use, (iv) education purposes, or (v)
government purposes.
Seven Words:
NeuStar (.US registry) will follow a policy to preserve and enhance the value of the .US
Internet address to all users, including in particular state and local
governments and K-12 schools. Given the importance of .US as a national
public resource certain guidelines must apply. Therefore, NeuStar will
review, for possible deletion by the Registry, all second-level domain names
that contain within the characters of the domain name registration one of
the seven words prohibited for broadcast by the Federal Communications
Commission. For more information on the "seven words," see Federal
Communications Commission v. Pacifica Foundation, 438 U.S. 726, 98 S. Ct.
3026, 57 L.Ed.2d 1073 (1978). If and when the Registry takes future action to delete any domains
that include the category of words outlined in the statement above, a full refund of the
fees will be provided.
What is the price of a .US domain name?
Our price is $15 per year which is same as for biz and info domain names.
For additional information on .US domain names you can visit the registry web site at www.neustar.us.
