April 11, 2005 – (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — A growing number of large Web hosts are becoming ICANN-accredited domain registrars, enabling them to sell domain names directly rather then having to go through third-party resellers, according to research and analysis firm Netcraft (netcraft.com).
Web hosting provider The Planet (theplanet.com) recently became an ICANN-accredited registrar, selling domains to its customers for $5.99 beginning on March 22, 2005. And dedicated server specialist EV1Servers (ev1servers.net) is reportedly pursuing registrar status as well. The company sells domains for $6.49 per year.
Becoming a registrar enables hosting companies to reduce their domain selling costs by bypassing wholesalers such as Tucows (tucows.com) or Go Daddy (godaddy.com), which sell domains at a minimum price of roughly $6.50. EV1, currently a Tucows domain reseller, may choose to employ that company’s registrar platform, should it gain the accredation.
The move also reflects a growing trend of domain registrars expanding their hosting offerings and competing head-to-head with hosts, Netcraft says. Go Daddy used domains to catapult itself to the forefront of the hosting market and Network Solutions (networksolutions.com) recently rolled out free domain registrations as part of a larger Web hosting push.
1&1 Internet (oneandone.co.uk) is an ICANN-accredited registrar and search giant Google (google.com) recently attained accredited status, thought it denies it will use aggressive domain pricing as a springboard into the hosting market.
ICANN (icann.org) lists 468 accredited registrars.
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