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Question about registering a foreign domain (co.ke)

Big Daddy

2007-07-18, 6:17 am

I would like to register a co.ke domain for Kenya. The sites I have
seen from a google search that do this are charging between $50 and
$150 a year. Why is it so expensive compared to a typical .com
registration? Do most companies that do .com registrations also do
co.ke registrations, or will I have to use an African company?
Thanks in advance.
John

SpaceGirl

2007-07-19, 6:19 pm

On Jul 18, 10:41 am, Big Daddy <johngil...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I would like to register a co.ke domain for Kenya. The sites I have
> seen from a google search that do this are charging between $50 and
> $150 a year. Why is it so expensive compared to a typical .com
> registration? Do most companies that do .com registrations also do
> co.ke registrations, or will I have to use an African company?
> Thanks in advance.
> John

Some countries have pretty strict rules for buying names; for example
co.jp requires you to be a registered Japanese Company before you can
apply for a domain. So, more red tape, more requirements, bigger cost.
There are no hard and fast rules though.

Kim André Akerø

2007-07-27, 3:50 am

Big Daddy wrote:

> I would like to register a co.ke domain for Kenya. The sites I have
> seen from a google search that do this are charging between $50 and
> $150 a year. Why is it so expensive compared to a typical .com
> registration? Do most companies that do .com registrations also do
> co.ke registrations, or will I have to use an African company?
> Thanks in advance.
> John

The price range is different from ccTLD to ccTLD, depending on NIC
operation costs, and also differs in terms of policies regarding the
registration of a domain. The .ke TLD (in general) doesn't seem to have
any special policies, though.

Those registrars who want to offer *.ke (amongst others, .co.ke)
registrations need to apply for becoming a registrar for .ke in
addition to any other registries they may be accreditated with (such as
..com/.net and .org). Typically, a registrar providing .co.ke domains
will probably also allow for .com/.net registrations -- the other way
around is less likely, as .com and .co.ke have nothing to do with
eachother.

A list of approved registrars for .co.ke (as well as .or.ke and .ne.ke)
can be found here:
http://www.kenic.or.ke/index.php?op...view&id=22&Item
id=48
Or if the above URL is broken: http://tinyurl.com/ytyf4k

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