'''.NYC''' is one of the proposed new [[GeoTLD|geographical TLD]] under ICANN's [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD expansion program]] by the New York City government. On October 5, 2009, the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DoITT) of the city government of New York issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) seeking for partners to operate the .nyc TLD. According to DoiTT Commissioner Paul J. Cosgrave, the .nyc TLD is beneficial for the city government, businesses and to its constituents. It will be utilized to generate revenue, promote local businesses and tourism and it will allow New Yorkers to easily find the services provided by the city government. Prior to the RFP, the DoiTT also released a request for information (RFI) on May 2009. Feedback regarding options on how to use and administer the .nyc TLD from different internet stakeholders were solicited and considered.<ref>[http://www.nyc.gov/html/doitt/html/news/pr100509.shtml DoITT Seeks Partner to Administer & Promote ".NYC"]</ref> | '''.NYC''' is one of the proposed new [[GeoTLD|geographical TLD]] under ICANN's [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD expansion program]] by the New York City government. On October 5, 2009, the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DoITT) of the city government of New York issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) seeking for partners to operate the .nyc TLD. According to DoiTT Commissioner Paul J. Cosgrave, the .nyc TLD is beneficial for the city government, businesses and to its constituents. It will be utilized to generate revenue, promote local businesses and tourism and it will allow New Yorkers to easily find the services provided by the city government. Prior to the RFP, the DoiTT also released a request for information (RFI) on May 2009. Feedback regarding options on how to use and administer the .nyc TLD from different internet stakeholders were solicited and considered.<ref>[http://www.nyc.gov/html/doitt/html/news/pr100509.shtml DoITT Seeks Partner to Administer & Promote ".NYC"]</ref> |