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Pre-order — be first in line

from $940 + $840/yr renewal

Pre-pay to reserve a first-day registration attempt. We attempt to register on the first day of broader availability — projected around February–March 2027.

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Not guaranteed. 100% credit toward another domain (or 80% cash refund) if unsuccessful.

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Register inside the .DOT priority window instead of waiting. Premium retail fees still apply on premium names.

I have a TMCH SMD file

from $1,040 + $840/yr renewal

You bring the SMD — we handle the registrar submission during the priority window.

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I don't have TMCH/SMD yet

from $3,340 + $840/yr renewal

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Frequently asked questions about communities.dot

For point-of-sale payments, is .PAY Sunrise first-come, first-served for trademark holders?

.PAY Sunrise is a Start-Date Sunrise, so eligible trademark registrations are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis when policy requirements are met. Start the request at domain.pay: https://domain.pay/register. Waiting can increase the risk that another eligible party gets the matching label first.

Should I avoid hyphens when picking an alternative to communities.dot?

Yes, avoiding hyphens in an alternative to communities.dot usually helps, since hyphenated names are harder to say and easier to mistype. domain.pay surfaces clean, hyphen-free communities.dot variants to choose from. Find clean names at https://domain.pay/domains.

Can I pre-register a .PAY name without a trademark for fraud prevention?

Yes. If you do not have a matching trademark, use domain.pay to pre-order a first-day registration attempt for broader availability: https://domain.pay/register. A pre-order is not a guarantee; the name may become unavailable, premium, reserved or blocked before submission.

Can I use trademark priority and a standard pre-order together for communities.dot?

They're separate paths: a trademark-priority claim on communities.dot uses your TMCH SMD during the registry's priority window, while a $100 standard pre-order queues communities.dot for general availability. Pick the one that fits communities.dot's situation. Compare both for communities.dot at https://domain.pay/register.

As a remittance app, is .PAY already open to everyone?

Broader .PAY access is tied to the post-LRP period around February 2027, subject to registry and registrar confirmation. If you do not have a trademark, use domain.pay to pre-order a first-day attempt: https://domain.pay/register.

Availability is checked live and re-verified before payment. Pre-orders are first-day registration attempts — registration is not guaranteed; 100% credit toward another domain (or 80% cash refund) if unsuccessful.