uniform renewal pricing

A rule in the standard ICANN (glossary)ICANN Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers The nonprofit that coordinates the global DNS and gTLD policy. Full definition of ICANN registry (glossary)registry The central database and system of a top-level domain, or loosely the organization that runs it. Full definition of registry contract. A registry must charge the same renewal price (glossary)renewal price The yearly price to keep a domain, often higher than the first-year price. Full definition of renewal price for every name in a TLD (glossary)TLD top-level domain The last part of a domain name, after the final dot. Full definition of TLD, unless the registrant (glossary)registrant The person or organization that holds a domain name registration. Full definition of registrant clearly agreed to a higher price when first registering. Qualified marketing programs are another exception. It stops a registry from raising the price of one name because its site became successful.