The .NET zone ranks among the oldest on the internet arena. Currently, it hosts approximately 12.4 million domain names. This figure has changed very insignificantly over the past years. Website owners simply accept the rising costs as an inevitable evil VeriSign has announced an upcoming price hike for .NET domains. The new rates will take effect on March 1, 2027. Registration and renewal costs will increase by 10%, according to Webnames. ICANN’s Blank Check for Price Hikes The registration agreement...
Modified: 08/31/2026The guardian of .COM and .NET just posted stellar first-quarter numbers. But domain holders might want to sit down before reading the fine print. Best Quarter in Five Years VeriSign, the administrator of the world’s two most popular domain zones, reported financial results for Q1 2026. The company logged 11.5 million new registrations across .COM and .NET – the highest since the first half of 2021. Someone clearly forgot to tell the internet that domains were supposed to be a mature market. Including...
Modified: 04/25/2026