.com.ms Domain: The Commercial Namespace of Montserrat
.com.ms is the commercial namespace under Montserrat's country extension .ms, run by the same registry: MNI Networks Limited, based on the island, on the CoCCA platform. The rules text names it explicitly: .ms, .com.ms, .net.ms and .org.ms are open to any and all registrants worldwide. Registration was measured as live — a current name held through an accredited registrar was found in this namespace.
The technical architecture differs from the sibling extensions and is worth knowing: .com.ms is not a separate DNS zone. Names are delegated directly out of the .ms zone. This was measured — querying the authoritative servers of .ms directly returned name server records for registered names while control names returned nothing. It makes no difference in daily use: the name resolves, and mail and web work normally. Instead of a separate DNSSEC delegation, the parent zone's signature applies.
Measurement found the namespace very sparse: not a single name from a fixed list of 113 candidates was taken. For short and generic names that is a strong opportunity. Registration and renewal run from one to five years, and registering a new name usually takes one to two working days. Check your candidate on the domain name search page, and see .ms to compare with the second level.
.COM.MS Domain at a Glance
- Registry authority MNI Networks Limited (Montserrat); technical platform CoCCA
- Status in the rules text Named among the namespaces open to registrants worldwide
- DNS architecture Not a separate zone; names are delegated straight from the .ms zone
- Occupancy measurement No names taken among 113 candidates (14 August 2026)
- Registration time A new name usually takes one to two working days
- Document Requirement There are no requirements for buying .com.ms domain registration
- Country Montserrat
- Character Length 3 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 5 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 13 servers
.com.ms Domain Prices — No Surprise Fees
Registration, transfer and renewal fees are listed separately. The renewal price can differ from the first-year price, so you see both up front.
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New Registration
$72.00 / years -
Transfer
$72.00 / years -
Renewal
$79.20 / years -
Restore
$155.30 -
Late Renewal
$15.84
Included With Every .com.ms Domain
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Free DNS management
Change A, MX, TXT and CNAME records yourself from the panel — no waiting on anyone when you move a site or mailbox.
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Domain lock
While the lock is on, nobody can move your domain to another registrar without your approval.
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Domain forwarding
Point the domain at your existing site, a campaign page or a social profile — at no extra cost.
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Free WHOIS privacy
Your name, address and phone stay out of public WHOIS records, which cuts down spam and scam calls.
.com.ms Domain Lifecycle
Domain lifecycle
The stages in order, from registration to releaseDomain Is Available (Available)
A .com.ms address at this stage has not been taken yet, and it goes to whoever registers first. Check the name you have in mind — if it is free, it can be yours within minutes.
Domain Is Active (Active Period)
Once registration is complete the domain is yours for the term you chose. You can renew at any point before expiry to keep it uninterrupted, or switch on auto-renewal so you never have to watch the date.
Redemption Period (Redemption Period)
The domain is not released the moment it expires — during this window it is still yours and can be recovered. Some extensions charge an extra restore fee at this stage, so renewing before expiry is always the cheaper route.
Pending Delete Period (Pending Delete Period)
If the redemption window is missed too, the domain enters the final stage and waits to be deleted. Renewal and recovery are no longer possible here; when the period ends the registration is removed for good.
Domain Is Available Again
Once deletion completes, the domain leaves the system and anyone can register it — popular names are often taken the same minute by someone watching. Keep auto-renewal on so a name you care about never gets this far.
.com.ms Domain Specifications and Registration Rules
Registration conditions, supported features and the registry's own timelines in a single table.
.com.ms Domain Registration
- Document Requirement There are no requirements for buying .com.ms domain registration
- Country Montserrat
- Character Length 3 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 5 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 13 servers
.com.ms Domain Support
- IDN Support No
- Transfer Support Yes
- Late Renewal Support Yes
.com.ms Domain Registration Periods
- Registration Periods 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 years
- Renewal Periods 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 years
- Pre-registration 1 days
- Accounting Period 45 days
- Finalization Period 1 days
- Failure Period 45 days
- Payment Period 45 days
- Redemption Period 30 days
- Deletion Hold Period 30 days
- Renewal Time 30 Day
Frequently Asked Questions About .com.ms Domains
The questions people actually ask before registering — answered plainly.
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Yes, confirmed from two sources. The registry's rules text names the namespace explicitly: .ms, .com.ms, .net.ms and .org.ms are open to any and all registrants worldwide. A live example was also found in the registry record: a name in this namespace is currently registered for a one-year term through one of the accredited registrars. So the namespace is both defined in the rules and in actual use.
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No, and this is where it differs from the sibling Caribbean extensions. There is no separate zone cut for .com.ms; names are delegated directly out of the .ms zone. This was measured: querying the authoritative servers of .ms directly returned name server records for registered names, while control names returned nothing — so there is no wildcard and the measurement holds. It makes no difference in daily use: the name resolves and web and mail work normally.
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The parent zone's signature applies instead of a separate delegation. The .ms zone is signed — its own DS record in the root was measured and validating resolver answers return with the authenticated data flag set. Because .com.ms is not a separate zone it carries no DS record of its own; the protection comes from the parent. Signing at the individual name level remains optional, and the live example measured was not signed.
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Very good, according to measurement. A sweep with a fixed list of 113 candidate names found not a single name taken under .com.ms. The same list returned 20 under .com.lc and 10 under .com.ag at the sibling registries. That points to a very lightly used namespace and a strong opportunity for short, generic names. The measurement was taken on 14 August 2026 against a fixed sample. Check your candidate on the domain name search page.
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Registration and renewal run from one to five years. The rules repeat this limit in two separate clauses and the lifecycle document the registry publishes confirms the same range. This is a point of difference from the .ag and .lc families in the same region, where the ceiling is ten years. A registration is made for an initial period of at least one year and should be renewed at least annually thereafter. There is no limit on the number of names you may hold.
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Yes, by default and completely. For third-party registrations the registrant contact fields are not redacted but absent from the response entirely: a query returns only the registry identifier, registrar details, dates, name servers and DNSSEC status. The extension has both a port 43 WHOIS server and an RDAP address registered with IANA — the only one of the three registries in this group to offer both.
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