.bg

.bg
Introduced	January 3, 1995 ; 29 years ago
TLD type	Country code top-level domain
Status	Active
Registry	Register.bg
Sponsor	Register.bg
Intended use	Entities connected with Bulgaria
Actual use	Popular in Bulgaria
Registration restrictions	Must be in Bulgaria or have a representative there
Structure	Registrations are taken at second or third level
Documents	Terms & conditions (2018)
DNSSEC	yes
IDN	yes
Registry website	www .register .bg

.bg is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) in the Domain Name System of the Internet for Bulgaria . It is currently operated by Register.BG .

.bg domains can be registered by European Union citizens, companies or foreign companies that have registered branches or commercial representatives in Bulgaria. The price of domain registration is €30 per year (€36 including VAT ).

Until mid-2006, the price was a one-time registration fee of US$50 plus US$50 per year (total of US$120 including VAT for the first year). For local standards this was a very high price, and many Bulgarian sites were registered under .com (esp -bg.com), .org, or .net domains, as the registration costs were significantly lower (US$8?12 per year) and less of a bureaucratic hassle. ^[1]

From August 25, 2008, Register.BG simplified the procedures, allowing the registration of domain names in the .bg zone without providing documented grounds (trademarks, company names) for the name. ^[2] Eventual disputes are to be solved via the newly established Arbitration committee. ^[3]

Since September 18, 2006, Register.bg proposes new, third-level domains in the a.bg, b.bg, etc., subdomains (a Latin letter or a digit +.bg), lower cost (€12/year incl. VAT), with less restrictions and no dispute resolution. ^[2] They are targeted mainly at private individuals. ^[4]

The domain has been enabled with Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) since October 2007.

On September 5, 2009, Register.bg started accepting second- and third-level domain names in Cyrillic with letters found in the Bulgarian language only. ^[5]

References [ edit ]

^ Митов, Мартин Митков (December 2003). "Защо българските фирми избягват окончанието .bg" [Why Bulgarian firms avoid the .bg extension] (in Bulgarian). Словото. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Terms and conditions, art. 2.3.4.2 and 2.3.5" . Archived from the original on 2010-11-20 . Retrieved 2009-01-14 .
^ "Terms and Conditions, Arbitration" . Archived from the original on 2010-11-20 . Retrieved 2009-01-14 .
^ "Уважаеми клиенти" [Dear clients] (in Bulgarian). Register.BG Ltd. 18 September 2006. Archived from the original on 6 August 2012.
^ "Terms and conditions - Label" . Archived from the original on 2010-11-20 . Retrieved 2009-01-14 .

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[1] Митов, Мартин Митков (December 2003). "Защо българските фирми избягват окончанието .bg" [Why Bulgarian firms avoid the .bg extension] (in Bulgarian). Словото. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023.

[grounds-2] "Terms and conditions, art. 2.3.4.2 and 2.3.5" . Archived from the original on 2010-11-20 . Retrieved 2009-01-14 .

[3] "Terms and Conditions, Arbitration" . Archived from the original on 2010-11-20 . Retrieved 2009-01-14 .

[4] "Уважаеми клиенти" [Dear clients] (in Bulgarian). Register.BG Ltd. 18 September 2006. Archived from the original on 6 August 2012.

[5] "Terms and conditions - Label" . Archived from the original on 2010-11-20 . Retrieved 2009-01-14 .

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