NeuStar Announces Significant Wholesale Price Reductions for KIDS.US Registrars

STERLING, Va., June 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NeuStar, Inc. (NYSE: NSR) announced today that it has significantly decreased the wholesale cost of all KIDS.US domain name registrations and Content Management Subscriptions, and is launching a rebate program to promote increased awareness and usage of the KIDS.US space.

Effective June 1, 2007, NeuStar has reduced the price of all KIDS.US domain registrations from $65.00 per year to $6.00 per year - the same wholesale price as a regular .US domain name - and reduced the price of the annual Content Management Subscription (CMS) from $250.00 to $125.00. Further, NeuStar is offering significant rebates to participating registrars and to the first 200 content providers that activate a KIDS.US website that meets the content requirements.

As the administrator of the .US country-code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) under a contract with the U.S. Department of Commerce, NeuStar is responsible for managing the KIDS.US domain space, including the initial and ongoing content reviews that guarantee all content on KIDS.US websites is appropriate for children under the age of 13. NeuStar has managed the KIDS.US domain since its creation under the Dot Kids Act of 2002.

"The KIDS.US domain space is a child-friendly neighborhood on the Internet, and NeuStar is proud to manage such a unique and important resource," commented Gerald Kovach, NeuStar's senior vice president of external affairs. "We view this significant price reduction as an opportunity to promote the KIDS.US domain and raise awareness among both potential content providers and the ultimate users of the space - families, educators and children."

"As a prime co-sponsor of the 'dot-kids dot-u.s.' law, I am eager to see more websites established in this safe, family-friendly domain for young kids," said Congressman Edward Markey (D-MA), Chairman of the House Energy & Commerce Committee. "Given the fact that much of the content available on the Internet is inappropriate for young children, the dot-kids domain remains an electronic oasis on the Internet for many families. I am pleased efforts are being made to increase awareness of the dot-kids domain so that even more kids can visit, learn, and play in this safe online environment."

Congressman John Shimkus (R-IL) added, "With Internet safety a constant concern for parents, KIDS.US is the only fail-safe place for young children on the Web. I have supported this effort, and continue to hope it will grow in use."

"The KIDS.US Internet domain provides a safe haven for kids on the Internet, and I hope to see an increase in the number of sites and visitors to the domain," said U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND). "I authored legislation to establish KIDS.US to protect our children and assure parents that their children will be exposed only to appropriate, kid-friendly content."

"I'm pleased that NeuStar has reduced the wholesale KIDS.US domain fees," said Tom Barrett, CEO of EnCirca, a leading KIDS.US registrar. "I think this significant price reduction will help raise awareness of KIDS.US and make it more affordable for educators and other content providers to develop quality websites with content that's guaranteed to be acceptable for children."

About KIDS.US

On December 4, 2002, President George W. Bush signed into law the Dot Kids Implementation and Efficiency Act of 2002 (Dot Kids Act). The Dot Kids Act requires that NeuStar, as the administrator of the .US country code top-level domain (ccTLD), establish a kids.us domain to serve as a haven for material that promotes positive experiences for children and families using the Internet, provide a safe online environment for children, and help to prevent children from being exposed to harmful material on the Internet. For more information on KIDS.US, please visit http://www.kids.us/ and http://www.kids.us/forgrownups.html

About NeuStar

NeuStar (NYSE: NSR) is a provider of essential clearinghouse services to the North American communications industry and Internet service providers around the world. Visit NeuStar online at http://www.neustar.biz/.

About EnCirca

EnCirca is a leading kids.us domain Registrar. EnCirca was formed in 2001 and is accredited by NeuStar for the .US domain. For more information, visit http://www.encirca.com/.