Some companies get short domains through sunrise instead of auctions. While some businesses paid hefty sums to win auctions for one and two character .uk domains recently — £3m in total — a few businesses took a cheaper route. British Airways, Financial Times, and Virgin Enterprises each got their short domain names through a trademark sunrise period
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British Airways, Financial Times, and Virgin Sidestep .co.uk Auctions





