--- title: Domain Registrar: Where a Domain Name Is Bought url: https://hdiss.net/glossary/domain-registrar/ business: High Desert Internet Services (HDISS) phone: 775-575-9593, 775-391-5660 email: info@hdiss.net mailing_address: Home base: 200 S Virginia St, Suite 760, Reno NV 89501 (dispatch office, not a walk-in store). Mail: Billing Dept., PO Box 11353, Reno NV 89510 hours: Office open 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, seven days a week. Network watched around the clock. type: Fixed wireless internet service provider (homes and small businesses), web hosting, customer email, domain registration service_area: Northern Nevada - Washoe, Lyon, Storey, Churchill and Douglas counties and Carson City; availability is checked address by address (line of sight to a tower) plans: Bronze $50/mo up to 500 Mbps down, up to 200 Mbps up; Silver $75/mo up to 800 down, up to 200 up; Gold $99/mo up to 1 Gig down, up to 200 up; ask about the up to 1 Gig / 1 Gig ultra-low-latency service no_online_purchase: true (check your address or call; existing customers pay at https://www2.fernley.net/hdiss/onlinepay/paymentform.cfm) since: 2002 --- - [Home](https://hdiss.net/) - [Glossary](https://hdiss.net/glossary/) - Domain registrar # Domain Registrar The registrar is the company that holds your domain registration. Renewal notices, ownership details and the control panel for the name come from there. A radio tower at sunset. Stock photo: Adobe Stock. [Photo credits](https://hdiss.net/photo-credits/) ## What is Domain Registrar? ICANN says an accredited registrar is an entity that offers domain name registration services and has direct access to the registries for generic top-level domains such as .com. A business that wants to sell these registrations must receive ICANN approval and meet technical, operational and financial requirements. The person or business that registers the name is the registrant, and the relationship with the registrar is governed by a registration agreement. Registering a name is separate from hosting a website or running email. See [domain name](https://hdiss.net/glossary/domain-name/) and [web hosting](https://hdiss.net/glossary/web-hosting/). Many registrars also sell hosting, email and privacy protection for the contact details. Each of these is optional and billed separately, so read the cart carefully. ## Why does it matter on a fixed wireless connection? High Desert lists domain registration among its services, along with web hosting and email, and the terms and prices are not published on its site, so call 775-575-9593 for them. If your domain is registered somewhere else, the registrar is the place to renew it, change contacts and point it at new servers. Fake renewal notices from look-alike companies are common. Read [fake domain renewal notices](https://hdiss.net/guides/fake-domain-renewal-notices/) before paying any bill you do not recognize. ## What should I do about it? Find out who your registrar is by looking up the domain in a public registration lookup, and write down the account login and the email address on file. Keep that email active, since renewal notices and transfer codes go there. Turn on a second sign-in step. See [two-factor authentication](https://hdiss.net/glossary/two-factor-authentication/). Before you move a site, read [moving a website to a new host](https://hdiss.net/guides/moving-a-website-to-a-new-host/), and see [domain registration](https://hdiss.net/domain-registration/) for the service. Never share the transfer code with anyone who calls you. A genuine transfer starts from your own login. ### Sources - [icann.org/resources/pages/registrars-0d-2012-02-25-en](https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/registrars-0d-2012-02-25-en) (ICANN, Registrars, read 2026-10-15) - [hdiss.net/](https://hdiss.net/) (company facts, read 2026-10-15) ### Talk to a person - Call [775-575-9593](tel:7755759593) [775-391-5660](tel:7753915660) Open 9-5 every day - Email [info@hdiss.net](mailto:info@hdiss.net) [Check my address](https://hdiss.net/check-availability/#check) ### Related terms - [Domain name](https://hdiss.net/glossary/domain-name/) - [Nameserver](https://hdiss.net/glossary/nameserver/) - [DNS](https://hdiss.net/glossary/dns/) - [Domain registration](https://hdiss.net/domain-registration/) - [What a domain name is and who owns it](https://hdiss.net/guides/what-is-a-domain-name/) Local since 2002 Fixed wireless from towers in Northern Nevada. Three plans, no contracts, local support, 4.8 on Google from 36 reviews. [About High Desert](https://hdiss.net/about/)