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==History== | ==History== | ||
RegisterFly was originally doing business as a reseller for [[eNom]], an ICANN accredited registrar. The company became an ICANN accredited registrar through a "back-door accreditation" after acquiring Top Class Names, a registrar accredited by ICANN in 2004. The new management changed the name of Top Class Names to RegisterFly and assumed the accreditation and role of its predecessor. <ref>[http://www.registerflies.com/registerfly-news/icann-registerfly-fact-sheet.html ICANN Factsheet RegisterFly and Registrar]</ref> | RegisterFly was originally doing business as a reseller for [[eNom]], an ICANN accredited registrar. The company became an ICANN accredited registrar through a "back-door accreditation" after acquiring Top Class Names, a registrar accredited by ICANN in 2004. The new management changed the name of Top Class Names to RegisterFly and assumed the ICANN accreditation and role of its predecessor in 2006.<ref>[http://www.registerflies.com/registerfly-news/icann-registerfly-fact-sheet.html ICANN Factsheet RegisterFly and Registrar]</ref> At the time of operation, the company was based in New Jersey. There were more than 2 million registered domain names owned by approximately 900,000 consumers under its management.<ref>[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/19/registerfly_angry_customers/ | ||
===Massive Customer Complaint=== | ===Massive Customer Complaint=== | ||
In 2005, ICANN received multitude of complaints from users because RegisterFly' poor service. The company did not respond to e-mails and support tickets, call hold time was more than 30 minutes and charged credit cards m two times or more per transaction. RegisterFly denied customer access to all their registered domain names if the credit card companies reverse the overcharges.<ref>[http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/230159/cs/1/ Brawling RegisterFly partners in fight to the death]</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 02:28, 22 April 2012
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| Industry: | Registrar (Terminated) |
| Founded: | 2003 |
| Country: | USA |
| Key People | |
| John Naruszewicz Kevin Medina | |
RegisterFly was a domain name registrar. Its accreditation was terminated by ICANN in 2007 due to violations of several provisions in the Registrar Accreditation Agreement RAA. It was formerly operated by co-owners Kevin Medina and John Naruszewicz.[1]
History
RegisterFly was originally doing business as a reseller for eNom, an ICANN accredited registrar. The company became an ICANN accredited registrar through a "back-door accreditation" after acquiring Top Class Names, a registrar accredited by ICANN in 2004. The new management changed the name of Top Class Names to RegisterFly and assumed the ICANN accreditation and role of its predecessor in 2006.[2] At the time of operation, the company was based in New Jersey. There were more than 2 million registered domain names owned by approximately 900,000 consumers under its management.Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag