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According to [[wikipedia:Neustar|Neustar]]'s ''[http://web.neustar.biz/policies/docs/USLocalityComplianceReport.pdf .US Compliance Report]'', "To register a domain in a delegated zone, the registrant completes a copy of the current .US Domain Template."<ref>[http://web.neustar.biz/policies/docs/USLocalityComplianceReport.pdf .US Compliance Report] (Jump to section 4. "Registration and Delegation under the .US Locality Name Space" on page 21.)</ref> This document points to a dead link for the '''US Domain Template v2.0''' template, which is ''actually'' found [http://www.clout.chicago.il.us/US_Domain_Template_v2.0.txt here].<ref>[http://www.clout.chicago.il.us/US_Domain_Template_v2.0.txt INTERIM .US DOMAIN TEMPLATE V2.0]</ref>
 
According to [[wikipedia:Neustar|Neustar]]'s ''[http://web.neustar.biz/policies/docs/USLocalityComplianceReport.pdf .US Compliance Report]'', "To register a domain in a delegated zone, the registrant completes a copy of the current .US Domain Template."<ref>[http://web.neustar.biz/policies/docs/USLocalityComplianceReport.pdf .US Compliance Report] (Jump to section 4. "Registration and Delegation under the .US Locality Name Space" on page 21.)</ref> This document points to a dead link for the '''US Domain Template v2.0''' template, which is ''actually'' found [http://www.clout.chicago.il.us/US_Domain_Template_v2.0.txt here].<ref>[http://www.clout.chicago.il.us/US_Domain_Template_v2.0.txt INTERIM .US DOMAIN TEMPLATE V2.0]</ref>

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.US Locality Domains are available to register for free by individuals, businesses, non-profit organizations and other entities qualified to register a .us domain name.[1][2][3]

Example

The website for the City of Portland is accessible at http://www.ci.portland.or.us/ (although that URL is automatically redirected to http://www.portlandonline.com/). To take a peek at the registration information for portland.or.us, type the domain into the Neustar's .US WHOIS Search field, or click on this link to view the domain registration info provided by DomainTools.

Registering A .US Domain Name

So, would YOU like a free domain name like mine? Can you still get one? Well, that is a very good question.
 

According to Neustar's .US Compliance Report, "To register a domain in a delegated zone, the registrant completes a copy of the current .US Domain Template."[4] This document points to a dead link for the US Domain Template v2.0 template, which is actually found here.[5]

Available FAQ pages also don't seem to provide much help with understanding how to register a .US Locality domain name.[6][7]

External Links

References

  1. The Us Domain Overview
  2. THE US DOMAIN OVERVIEW
  3. THE US DOMAIN OVERVIEW - Cost (Cached version from Internet Archive's Wayback Machine.)
  4. .US Compliance Report (Jump to section 4. "Registration and Delegation under the .US Locality Name Space" on page 21.)
  5. INTERIM .US DOMAIN TEMPLATE V2.0
  6. Support & FAQs (Neustar)
  7. Whois FAQs