The .network Domain: An Address Built on Connections
The .network domain entered the root zone on 18 August 2014, three quarters of a year after its ICANN registry agreement was signed on 14 November 2013. The contracting party is Binky Moon, LLC, one of the legal entities inside the Identity Digital group. As of 13 August 2026 the zone holds 112,031 registrations, and 75,587 of those appear in the zone file.
Corporate network teams, internet service providers, data centres, professional associations and partner programmes make up most of the registrant base. Because the agreement contains an open registration commitment, the registry cannot gate the extension behind an industry or identity test, so a hobby club can register on the same terms as a carrier. Start with .network domain search and compare shorter options on the .one page.
The registry agreement obliges the operator to run two rights protection services. The Domains Protected Marks List lets a rights holder block an exact match of its mark across every extension the registry administers in a single transaction. Claims Plus extends notification protection past the end of ICANN's mandatory Trademark Claims window and costs the rights holder nothing. Neither is a marketing promise; both sit in the signed agreement.
.NETWORK Domain at a Glance
- Registry operator Binky Moon, LLC (Identity Digital)
- Root zone entry 18 August 2014
- Eligibility None — the agreement commits to open registration
- Zone size 112,031 registrations, 75,587 in the zone file (nTLDstats, 13 August 2026)
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .network domain
- Character Length 1 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.network 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
$6.01 /year -
Transfer
$35.09 /year -
Renewal
$37.79 /year -
Restore
$124.90 -
Late Renewal
$4.97
Included With Every .network 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.
.network Domain Lifecycle
What happens day by day after it expires
Day 0 is the domain's expiry dateIn short: your .network domain is put on Client Hold on its expiry date, so the site and e-mail stop that same day. You can still renew during the first 20 days, but from this point a late renewal fee is added on top of the renewal price. On day 20 the registration is deleted and until day 50 only a paid restore brings it back. Nothing at all can be done in the 5 days that follow, and on day 55 the name is open to anyone. There is exactly one way never to enter this chain: keep auto-renewal on.
Domain Is Available (Available)
A .network 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 registered to you for the term you selected. You can renew at any point before it expires to keep it active, or switch on auto-renewal so you never have to watch the date.
Renewal Window (Client Hold)
On its expiry date your .network domain is put on Client Hold: the site and e-mail go down that day, but the registration is still yours. A single renewal within these first 20 days brings everything back exactly as it was — nothing is lost. The only difference is that a $4.97 late renewal fee is now added to the renewal price; renewing before the expiry date avoids that fee entirely.
Redemption Period (Redemption / RGP)
On day 20 the registration is deleted and the 30-day redemption period that ICANN requires of every gTLD registry begins. The name is not released to anyone during this time; only you can take it back, by paying the restore fee, until day 50. That fee is far higher than a renewal — renewing on time is always the cheaper route.
Pending Delete (Pending Delete)
Once the redemption window closes too, the domain enters its final 5 days and there is no way back. Neither renewal nor restore works here; nobody — your registrar included — can return the name to you. The registry uses this window as the last hold before the name goes back into the pool.
Open to Anyone Again (Released)
On day 55 the name .network returns to the pool and anyone can register it. Sought-after names are often gone within seconds, and there is no guaranteed way to get one back. Yet staying out of this timeline is entirely in your hands: leave auto-renewal on and the expiry date will never catch you off guard.
The timeline above is the schedule Atak Domain applies and publishes. The ICANN chart you will find elsewhere shows a renewal window of up to 45 days after expiry; ICANN's policy on expired registrations (section 2.2.1) lets registrars delete an expired domain at any time, provided they disclose their policy in advance. We apply that window as 20 days and publish it here in plain sight. Full text of the policy: ICANN Expired Registration Recovery Policy
.network Domain Specifications and Registration Rules
Registration conditions, supported features and the registry's own timelines in a single table.
.network Domain Registration
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .network domain
- Character Length 1 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.network Domain Support
- IDN Support Yes
- Transfer Support Yes
- Late Renewal Support Yes
Frequently Asked Questions About .network Domains
The questions people actually ask before registering — answered plainly.
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Anyone can. The open registration commitment in the ICANN agreement forbids the registry from applying an identity-based eligibility test, so no proof of work in the networking industry is collected. That does not change what the word signals: a visitor reading the address expects infrastructure, connectivity or community. If your second-level label does not match that expectation, the pairing reads oddly. Try candidates in .network domain search.
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They are separate zones run by separate organisations. .net dates from 1985 and is now used for general purposes across every industry, while .network opened in 2014 and spells the word out in full. The practical difference is availability: short labels in .net are effectively exhausted, whereas two-word labels in .network are still obtainable. A longer brand name usually reads better on the newer zone.
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Two mechanisms are written into the registry agreement. The Domains Protected Marks List blocks an exact match of your mark across every extension the operator administers, in one transaction. Claims Plus keeps producing notifications after ICANN's mandatory Trademark Claims window closes and is free for the rights holder. Defensive registration is the third option; check several extensions at once with bulk domain search.
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A transfer needs two things: the name must be unlocked and you must hold the authorisation code. There is no extra eligibility review for this extension because the registry collects no documents, so the process follows the standard gTLD flow and usually completes within five days. Do not leave it until the expiry date. Begin on the domain transfer page.
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As of 13 August 2026 the zone holds 112,031 registrations and 75,587 of them appear in the zone file. Roughly two thirds of registered names therefore resolve to something, while the remainder sit parked or unconfigured. At that size single dictionary words should be treated as taken, but a brand name combined with a service word still finds room comfortably.
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Yes, with no restriction at all. Certificate authorities treat the extension exactly like any other gTLD, and a domain validated certificate can be issued within minutes. If you are publishing a corporate network portal or a customer panel, an organisation validated certificate carries more weight with visitors. Compare the options on the SSL certificate page.
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