biz is a restricted new gTLD approved by ICANN. The .biz TLD is the first TLD dedicated to the needs of businesses worldwide. In order to register a .biz domain the registry requires that the site be used for business purposes.
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Are there any specifications regulating which .biz domains can or cannot be registered?
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When I login to my account I cannot see some of my domain names.
Who can register .Biz domain names?
The .BIZ domain can only be used for a "bona fide business or commercial use". A bona fide business use is one of the following:
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to exchange goods, services, or property of any kind;
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in the ordinary course of trade or business; or
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to facilitate (i) the exchange of goods, services, information, or property of any kind; or, (ii) the ordinary course of trade or business
Registering a domain name solely for the purposes of (1) selling, trading or leasing the domain name for compensation, or (2) the unsolicited offering to sell, trade or lease the domain name for compensation does not constitute a "bona fide business or commercial use" of that domain name.
Additional information on .BIZ domain name restrictions can be found at http://www.neulevel.biz/ardp/ "Registration Restrictions".
Are there any specifications regulating which .biz domains can or cannot be registered?
Yes. ICANN has sanctioned that all single-character labels and two-character labels be initially reserved. Therefore registrants may not register domains with a single character (eg. www.b.biz) or two-character labels (eg. www.me.biz).
What are the registration period terms?
Minimum registration period is 1 year and a domain name can be registered up to 10 years.
How long does it take to register a domain name?
Your domain name will be registered instantly.
How much will domain name renewals cost?
Renewals cost $13.50 US/year/domain for one year. A domain can be renewed for a maximum of ten years.
When can I start using a registered domain?
Your registered domain name is by default assigned to our name servers. If you are ready to host this domain name, you can login to your account at our web site to change its name servers to the name servers of the hosting service you will be using. Please note that you have to assign at least two name servers to your .Biz domain name. This is a registry requirement and otherwise your domain name will not function.
How can I change the domain information?
You can login to your account at our web site to make changes to your domain record. You can make changes to owner, admin, billing, and technical contact information, as well as the name servers of the domain name. Please note that you have to assign at least two name servers to your .Biz domain name. This is a registry requirement and otherwise your domain name will not function.
I have registered a domain but WHOIS doesn't show any info.
Currently both WHOIS and nameservers for successfully registered .biz names are being updated within 15-30 minutes. If it has been that long and you cannot see any information, you may want to make sure domain is successfully registered.
I get "domain taken" but WHOIS doesn't show any info.
The domain is either registered recently and its info is not updated in WHOIS yet (see question above); or this is a domain name that was registered during the pre-registration period but its ownership has not been assigned yet. Those domain names are in reserved status with Biz registry and WHOIS will not display any info until ownership is resolved.
When I login to my account I cannot see some of my domain names.
The domain names that you cannot see must have a different contact ID (even if you have used the same username/password). Try to login to your account directly with the domain name that you cannot see. Then change its contact ID to the same contact ID you have for your other domain names.
For additional information on .Biz domain names you can visit the registry web site at www.neulevel.biz.
