.COM TLD

.com domains at Gandi.net

Accrediation: Gandi has been accredited by VeriSign since February 2000.
Number of domains registered by Gandi: Over 304,000 .com domains as of August 1st 2007
Price: See .COM price list
Corresponding Gandi contract: https://www.gandi.net/contracts

Terms and conditions

Assigning: There is no restriction imposed on .COM
Syntax: From 3 to 63 alphanumeric characters or a hyphen (excluding in the first and last place)
IDN: Yes
Registration period: from 1 to 10 years max.
Subdomains available: No

Procedures

Renewal: A 1-year renewal of a .COM will renew the active duration of the domain for 1 year, within a limit of 10 years.
Disputes: http://www.icann.org/udrp/
Change of owner: The current procedure allows one to yield a domain name to a third party at Gandi or another Registrar.
Change of Registrar: You must begin the process at your new registrar. A confirmation e-mail will be sent (FOA) to the e-mail address of the current owner of the domain. On average the processing time for this procedure can take from 1 to 10 days.