itCHANNEL will register a customer's domain name and provide Domain Name Server services for that name. You choose the name, but it must be unique on the Internet. An example of a custom domain name would be:

Registering a domain name on the Internet is the equivalent of registering a company name at Companies House. Once registered, no-one else can use that name. As there are so many companies with similar names, it is important to register a suitable domain name for your company as soon as possible.

Registering a suitable domain name is advisable to ensure that your customers/clients can easily remember the address of information you provide on the Internet.

Varying types of domain names

The variety of domain names lies in the country designation of the name i.e. .fr, .uk, .com, .dk etc... and in many cases, especially with the UK domain names, the status of that name is shown i.e. .co., .ltd., .plc. etc....

Domain names within the UK

• A Commercial Zone - .co.uk
• A Zone for non-commercial organisations - .org.uk
• A limited company - .ltd.uk
• A Public Limited Company - .plc.uk
• An Academic Zone - .ac.uk
• A Governmental Zone - .gov.uk
• A Zone for Schools - .sch.uk
• The Ministry of Defence - .mod.uk
• The National Health Service - .nhs.uk
• UK Internet Networks - .uk.net

International Domain names

• Commercial Zone - .com
• Internet Networks - .net
• Organisations - .org
• Open TLD (Top Level Domains) - .info
• Business Organisations - .biz
• International Organisations - .int

Also, bear in mind that when you register a .uk Domain Name, you are obliged to agree with Nominet's Terms and Conditions. These require that you declare that the registration does not infringe the rights of others and are in addition to any contractual agreement that you may have with your Internet Service Provider.