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Price for .ee domains to be slashed by 11.8% in 2013
“The budget of our foundation for the year 2013 takes into account the reduction of the domain price from EUR 17 to EUR 15. Currently 1,000 domain names are registered per month on average. We estimate that registration of about 88% of all domains will be extended in 2012. Our strategic objective is to further increase the domain quantity, thus enabling us to reduce the fee again and substantially,” stated Heiki Sibul, Chairman of the Management Board of the Estonian Internet Foundation.
2013 will also see the prolongation of the maximum domain registration periods to 2 and 3 years instead of the current maximum time of one year. The domain price will be, accordingly, EUR 15, 29 and 42.
“We are witnessing considerable demand for longer domain registration periods, hence we expect this change to boost the domain numbers. The advantageous rates for longer domain registration periods are another illustration of our commitment to price reduction,” Sibul added.
The changes will come into force on 1 March 2013.
The domain registration fee is the fee that registrars are to pay the Estonian Internet Foundation. The cost for the end user who wishes to register a domain is subject to the particular registrar’s pricing policy in the context of free market competition. The fee is subject to VAT.
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ICANN
ICANN84: How Global Internet Security and Trust Are Shaped
At the end of October, the ICANN84 meeting - the Annual General Meeting - took place in Dublin. This time, the event was especially interesting because it included the Public Forum, an open session where community members can directly ask questions to ICANN leaders and share their views. The Public Forum only takes place during the Annual General Meeting and offers a rare opportunity for direct dialogue between the community and ICANN’s leadership.
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Baltic Domain Days
Inside the Numbers: How Young Founders Are Shaping the Domain World
Every website needs a domain name to be found on the internet. These short words and letters are more than just web addresses; they’re part of how people and businesses build their online identity. By looking at domain registration trends, we can see how the next generation of digital creators are changing the internet. This was one of the key topics of this year’s Baltic Domain Days.
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The Best Estonian Company and Domain Names of 2025 Have Been Announced
On Wednesday, the most outstanding Estonian-language company names of 2025 were announced at the Institute of the Estonian Language. This year marks the anniversary of the naming competition “Ehe Eesti” and for the first time ever, in addition to recognizing business names, domain names, and trademarks, the competition also awarded standout slogans and name origin stories.