ICANN Accreditation: For the .com, .net and .name top-level domains (TLDs), you must be accredited by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). Visit ICANN's website to begin the accreditation process.
Authentication: If you are not already a registrar, you must authenticate before setting up an account.
Authorization: In order to determine your technical readiness, you must provide financial information after establishing an account.
No one owns any domain names; instead, they are leased for a while (often one to three years) and need to be renewed or extended to be used indefinitely.
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