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When generic top-level domain names<\/a> (gTLDs) launch this year, businesses, organizations and individuals will have a wider range of options when registering web addresses.<\/p>\n

At present, they are restricted to a narrow pool of just 22 gTLDs – such as .com, .net, .org and .info – plus a range of country code top-level domains (ccTLDs).<\/p>\n

Since 2010, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN<\/a>) has permitted the registration of internationalized domain names which use other languages, such as Cyrillic, Greek and Arabic.<\/p>\n

But for the time being, the majority of these two-letter ccTLDs use the traditional Latin script, which has been utilized by domain names since the birth of the internet.<\/p>\n

Whether or not the launch of new gTLDs<\/a> leads to reduced demand for ccTLDs remains to be seen, but based upon figures from the UK, internet users are continuing to appreciate their worth.<\/p>\n

The ten millionth .uk domain name was recently snapped up by Steven Northam from Hampshire, England, when he registered swarvemagazine.co.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Nominet described the landmark as a “mega milestone” for the internet in Great Britain, explaining that, when it assumed control of the .uk registry in 1996, there were just 26,000 domain names using the ccTLD.<\/p>\n

Lesley Cowley, chief executive of the not-for-profit organization, explained that .uk registrations have been increasing at a rate of ten per cent over the past two years.<\/p>\n

This is despite the impending launch of gTLDs, which will offer a wider range of options for those registering domain names and creating websites.<\/p>\n

“It shows the very healthy growth of the UK internet – lots of new businesses getting online and buying what is often their first domain name,” she told the BBC.<\/p>\n

Ms. Cowley suggested the launch of gTLDs will be a good thing for all concerned, despite the competition it will provide to the .uk ccTLD.<\/p>\n

“There is a benefit to consumers and businesses to having a choice,” she added. “People will still go for .uk if that is the most appropriate suffix for them.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When generic top-level domain names (gTLDs) launch this year, businesses, organizations and individuals will have a wider range of options when registering web addresses. At present, they are restricted to a narrow pool of just 22 gTLDs – such as .com, .net, .org and .info – plus a range of country code top-level domains (ccTLDs). 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