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For a generic domain like .com, what is the maximum unexpired registration term?
Ten years. Registrations go in one-year steps up to that limit.
- Ten years ✔
- Forever, once you buy it
- One year only
Why: ICANN lets registrars offer generic-domain registrations and renewals in one-year increments, but the unexpired term cannot exceed ten years. Country-code domains can follow different registry rules.
Huh, didn't know that: Your registrar and your web host or email provider can be different companies.
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Answer: Ten years. ICANN lets registrars offer generic-domain registrations and renewals in one-year increments, but the unexpired term cannot exceed ten years. Country-code domains can follow different registry rules.
- ICANN: Registrant FAQs www.icann.org/resources/pages/faqs-84-2012-02-25-en
provided that the maximum remaining unexpired term shall not exceed ten years.
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