.US Locality Domains

.US Locality Domains are available to register for free by individuals, businesses, non-profit organizations and other entities qualified to register a .us domain name.

Example

The website for the City of Portland is accessible at http://www.ci.portland.or.us/ (although that URL is automatically redirected to http://www.portlandonline.com/). To take a peek at the registration information for portland.or.us, type the domain into the Neustar's .US WHOIS Search field, or click on this link to view the domain registration info provided by DomainTools.

Registering A .US Domain Name

“	So, would YOU like a free domain name like mine? Can you still get one? Well, that is a very good question.	”
	— What the Web Doesn't Know . . . About Itself.

According to Neustar's .US Compliance Report, "To register a domain in a delegated zone, the registrant completes a copy of the current .US Domain Template." This document points to a dead link for the US Domain Template v2.0 template, which is actually found here. But a response to an email to Neustar refers to an earlier registration template.

Available FAQ pages also don't seem to provide much help with understanding how to register a .US Locality domain name.

External Links

• Network Working Group: The US Domain (1480); A. Cooper, J. Postel; June 1993
• Neustar's .US WHOIS Search
• Locality-Based Name Registrations
• .US Policies - General .US Policies (Jump to "Other Documentation for the Locality Delegated Managers.")
• .US Locality Domain Name Registration Terms and Conditions
• .US DELEGATED MANAGER AGREEMENT
• .US Locality Compliance Report
• Locality-based namespaces (Wikipedia)
• HOWTO - US Domain Names
• Domain Names: Frequently Asked Questions About: .us TLD Locality Domains and Delegated Managers
• HOW TO OBTAIN THE GEOGRAPHIC DOMAIN IN THE UNITED STATES (Somewhat dated material.)