.ec domains
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America: Ecuador
.EC domains pertain to Ecuador and were created in year 1991. As it's an open extension for private persons and companies, it's very used in the country.
It's managed by Nic.ec.
.ec domain rates and features
Domain rates .ec
| Action | Periodes | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Registration | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 year(s) | 43,95 € |
| Renewal | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 year(s) | 43,95 € |
| Transfer | 1 year(s) | 43,95 € |
| Restore | Does not include renewal | 95,95 € |
Features
- Domain length between 4 and 63 characters
- IDN characters are not permitted
- Allows DNS modification
- DNSSEC
- The domains, once the transfer ends, extend they expiration date for one year
- Possibility to block transfers
.ec domain life cycle
Domain rates .com.ec
| Action | Periodes | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Registration | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 year(s) | 43,95 € |
| Renewal | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 year(s) | 43,95 € |
| Transfer | 1 year(s) | 43,95 € |
| Restore | Does not include renewal | 87,95 € |
Features
- Domain length between 4 and 63 characters
- IDN characters are not permitted
- Allows DNS modification
- DNSSEC
- The domains, once the transfer ends, extend they expiration date for one year
- Possibility to block transfers
.com.ec domain life cycle
Domain rates .net.ec
| Action | Periodes | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Registration | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 year(s) | 43,95 € |
| Renewal | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 year(s) | 43,95 € |
| Transfer | 1 year(s) | 43,95 € |
| Restore | Does not include renewal | 87,95 € |
Features
- Domain length between 4 and 63 characters
- IDN characters are not permitted
- Allows DNS modification
- DNSSEC
- The domains, once the transfer ends, extend they expiration date for one year
- Possibility to block transfers
.net.ec domain life cycle
.ec domain regulations
Index of regulations
Residency requirements
This extension doesn't have any residency requirements.
Technical requirements
This extension doesn't have any technical requirements.
Registrations
.ec domain registrations are immediate.
Transfers
To complete .EC domain transfer, you'll need your current registrar to provide you the domain's AuthCode or EPP-Key to verify the ownership of the domain.
Transfers can take between 5 and 7 days to complete. Some registrars provide manual transfers allowing transfers to be completed on the same day, contact your current registrar to find out if they offer this service.
More information about .EC domain transfers.
The domains, once the transfer ends, extend they expiration date for one year
Renewals
You can renew your .EC domain at any moment (at least 3 days before the expiration date), as long as the domain is active. This process can take between 1 and 2 days to complete.
Cancellations
It's possible to request a cancellation of your .EC domain, visit the support center to open a support ticket. Please note, cancelling a name does not provide a refund of any registration fees.
DNS modifications
DNS modification isn't immediate, please note they must propagate through the network, this process can take up to 6-12 hours to complete, once the Registry processes the requested change, this can take up to 6-7 days, until then the domain will still point to the previous DNS servers.
DNSSEC
We allow the usage of DNSSEC on .ec domains. Your domain can take advantage of this additional security layer that DNS servers that are compatible with this technology can provide.
More information is available at: DNSSEC: What is it and how does it work.
Domain owner change
To perform .EC domain owner changes you will need to open a ticket from your client area.
Permitted characters
.ec domains permit characters from 'a' to 'z', numbers from '0' to '9' and hyphens '-'.
A hyphen '-' is not permitted in the first or last position of the domain name.
Two consecutive hyphens are not permitted in the 3rd and 4th position.
Official documentation
In this section you will find links to official documentation of the extension.
- .EC don't have extra documentation.
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