Re:A Wired.com reporter was first to register mcdonalds.com ...
by jenncom on Thursday February 07, 2013 @01:27AM
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In 1994, .com domains were free. They didn't charge for .com domains until several years after this.
When they changed to a fee-based model, Network Solutions inherited the mgmt contract from InterNIC and charged $50/yr at first and then lowered the price to $35 (which then was lowered again when multiple registrars were allowed access to the NIC db).
When they changed to a fee-based model, Network Solutions inherited the mgmt contract from InterNIC and charged $50/yr at first and then lowered the price to $35 (which then was lowered again when multiple registrars were allowed access to the NIC db).