NSI Bulletin 098-008 | New Registration Agreement

Mon Mar 30 18:11:25 UTC 1998

Effective immediately, Network Solutions is introducing 
Domain Name Registration Agreement version 4.0 that will 
replace version 3.5.  The new agreement reflects fee changes 
for domain name registrations and renewals following the 
elimination of the Intellectual Infrastructure Fund portion
of the fee on April 1, 1998, pursuant to an amendment to 
Network Solutions' Cooperative Agreement with the 
National Science Foundation. 

Registration and modification requests will be processed 
using either version of the agreement (3.5 and 4.0) through 
April 30, 1998, but the payment terms specified in version 
4.0 will apply for registrations and re-registrations 
starting April 1, 1998. Effective May 1, 1998, only version
4.0 will be accepted for registrations and modifications.  
The new agreement can be found at:

ftp://rs.internic.net/templates/domain-template.txt

The main changes are found in Section B of the agreement.  
An explanation of these changes follows.

For domain names with registration or anniversary dates on 
or before March 31, 1998, the fees are $100.00 U.S. and 
$50.00 U.S. respectively.  These fees include a 30% 
Intellectual Infrastructure Fund contribution that Network 
Solutions is required to collect and deposit in an account 
through an agreement with the National Science Foundation.
(Re-registrations of these names, in the future, will not 
include the 30% fee.)

For domain names with registration or anniversary dates on 
or after April 1, 1998, the current fees are $70.00 U.S. 
and $35.00 U.S. respectively.  These fees do not include 
the 30% Intellectual Infrastructure Fund contribution 
because this requirement ends midnight, March 31, 1998 
Eastern Standard Time.

Please note that the registration or anniversary date 
determines the fee amount, NOT the date paid.

If you have any further questions, please call 
(703) 742-4777.

Best Regards,
Network Solutions

_____________________________________
Chuck Gomes
Director of Customer Programs
Network Solutions, Inc.