For
Immediate Release
New
Top-Level Domain Name Applications Revealed
Historic
Milestone for the Internet’s Domain Name System
London,
U.K…. The
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
(ICANN) today revealed who has applied for which generic
Top-Level Domain (gTLD) names in what is expected to
become the largest expansion in the history of the
Internet’s Domain Name System.
A
total of 1,930 new gTLD applications were received during
the application period of the new generic Top-Level Domain
program.
“We
are standing at the cusp of a new era of online
innovation,” said Rod Beckstrom, President and Chief
Executive Officer. “That means new businesses, new
marketing tools, new jobs, and new ways to link
communities and share information.”
Beckstrom
made the comments during a London news conference, where
it was revealed which organizations have applied for which
specific domain names.
Senior
Vice President Kurt Pritz noted that the applications will
now be subject to a public comment and objection period,
and a rigorous, objective and independent evaluation
system.
“A
60-day comment period begins today, allowing anyone in the
world to submit comments on any application, and the
evaluation panels will consider them,” said Pritz. “If
anyone objects to an application and believes they have
the grounds to do so, they can file a formal objection to
the application. And they will have seven months to do
that.”
Of
the 1,930 applications received:
Applications
were received from 60 countries and territories, broken
down by ICANN’s geographic regions;
Beckstrom
noted that the applications from Latin America/Caribbean
and Africa would be the first gTLDs ever from those
regions.
He
also pointed out that the new gTLD program is the result
of seven years of international consultation and debate
among a wide variety of Internet stakeholders.
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To
see who has applied for which generic Top-Level Domain, go
here: http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/application-results
To
post comments on applications, go here:
http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/application-comments
To
file an objection, go here:
http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/objection-dispute-resolution
To
obtain background information on the new generic Top-Level
Domain program, go here:
http://www.icann.org/en/news/press/kits/reveal-day-13jun12-en.htm
For
information on ICANN’s geographic regions, go here:
http://archive.icann.org/en/meetings/montreal/geo-regions-topic.htm
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