Upon consultation with the Cooperative members, DENIC eG (the .de registry) has decided to introduce aRedemption Grace Period (hereinafter referred to as RGP) for the TLD .de. What does this mean? When a domain contract is terminated, the related .de domain will no …
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International Organization for Standardization (ISO) to ICANN: Blocking “ISO” is unacceptable
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) send a letter to ICANN on the 13th of May 2013 regarding the blocking of the term “ISO” within gTLDs for the International Sugar Organization. The International Organization for Standardization …
Read More ».GD, .TC and .VG TLDs are back online for registrations and transfers
.GD, .TC and .VG TLDS registrations and transfers are back online and available to the public. .gd is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Grenada, .vg is ccTLD for the British Virgin Islands and .tc is the ccTLD for Turks …
Read More »New gTLD program posts 100 new Initial Evaluation results: 92 applications get a pass (total is 433)
The next set of Initial Evaluation (IE) Results was released by ICANN. ICANN has ramped up the number of results to batches of 100 prioritized applications per week. The total number of passing applications is now 433. ICANN released Initial …
Read More »Applicant Responses to GAC Advice from the Beijing Communiqué have been made public by ICANN
In the GAC Beijing Communiqué [PDF, 156 KB], the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) issued advice to the ICANN Board of Directors regarding New gTLD applications. My initial response was that this advice will derail the whole process. I don’t …
Read More »3 new gTLDs applications withdrawn for .KIEHLS (L’Oréal), .ANTHEM, .BOOK (total at 66)
This past week 3 more new gTLDs applications were withdrawn and their status was updated at the ICANN New gTLD website. These 3 withdrawn applications bring the total of withdrawn gTLD applications to 66. WellPoint, …
Read More »New gTLD program posts 50 new Initial Evaluation results: 41 applications get a pass (total is 341)
The next set of Initial Evaluation (IE) Results was released by ICANN. The total number of passing applications is now 341. ICANN released Initial Evaluation (IE) results for the next set of applications with priority numbers 350-400. There are …
Read More »6 new gTLDs applications withdrawn for .ONLINE (Namecheap), .MAIL (Afilias), .MOVIE, .TLD, .INC (total at 63)
This past week 6 more new gTLDs applications were withdrawn and their status was updated at the ICANN New gTLD website. These 6 withdrawn applications bring the total of withdrawn gTLD applications to 63. Following …
Read More »New gTLD program posts 50 new Initial Evaluation results: 56 applications get a pass (total is 300)
The next set of Initial Evaluation Results was released by ICANN. The total number of passing applications is now 300. ICANN released Initial Evaluation (IE) results for the next set of applications with priority numbers …
Read More »6 new gTLDs applications withdrawn for .LOVE, .BOOK, etc. (total at 57)
This past week 6 more new gTLDs applications were withdrawn and their status was updated at the ICANN New gTLD website. These 6 withdrawn applications bring the total of withdrawn gTLD applications to 57. Global …
Read More »New gTLD program posts 50 new Initial Evaluation results: 31 applications get a pass (total is 244)
The next set of Initial Evaluation Results was released by ICANN. The total number of passing applications is now 244. ICANN released Initial Evaluation (IE) results for the next set of applications with priority numbers …
Read More »Top Level Domain Holdings (Minds+Machines) withdraws 4 new gTLD applications: .free, .sale, .spa and .zulu
The Company has decided as a consequence of GAC warnings, and after discussion with relevant governments, to withdraw four of its applications: .free, .sale, .spa and .zulu. The GAC strongly advised against four gTLDs, none …
Read More »Top Level Domain Holdings (Minds+Machines) Report: 92 gTLD applications, $15,000,000 additional funding raised
Top Level Domain Holdings Limited (AIM: TLDH.L), the only publicly traded company focused exclusively on acquiring and operating new generic top-level domains (“gTLDs”), announced its audited results for the fourteenmonth period ended 31 December 2012 …
Read More »Nominet selects Domainbox.com to run .cymru / .wales reseller platform
Domainbox.com, the cloud based wholesale domain name registration and management platform owned by the Host Europe Group, today announced its selection by Nominet Registrar Services Ltd (NRS), the subsidiary set up by Nominet to provide …
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