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==Applicants==

==Applicants==

The following companies below filed an application to serve as registry operator for the .basketball domain name space. <ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/application-results/strings-1200utc-13jun12-en Reveal Day 13 June 2012 – New gTLD Applied-For Strings]</ref>

The following companies below filed an application to serve as registry operator for the .basketball domain name space. <ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/application-results/strings-1200utc-13jun12-en Reveal Day 13 June 2012 – New gTLD Applied-For Strings]</ref>

# The International Basket Federation ([[FIBA]]) in partnership with [[Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.|TLDH]] and [[ROAR Domains]], LLC. Their intent for the domain is to promote and protect the sport and the interests of its stakeholders, including entities and organizations affiliated with basketball, and its players and fans worldwide. [[Minds + Machines]] was selected at their back-end registry services provider.<ref>[http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/inte/p/newsid/51390/arti.html PR N°7 - FIBA files application for .BASKETBALL Generic Top-Level Domain]</ref>

# [[FIBA|The International Basket Federation]] (FIBA) in partnership with [[Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.|TLDH]] and [[ROAR Domains]], LLC. Their intent for the domain is to promote and protect the sport and the interests of its stakeholders, including entities and organizations affiliated with basketball, and its players and fans worldwide. [[Minds + Machines]] was selected at their back-end registry services provider.<ref>[http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/inte/p/newsid/51390/arti.html PR N°7 - FIBA files application for .BASKETBALL Generic Top-Level Domain]</ref>

# [[Little Hollow, LLC]], its application was applied for [[Donuts]], a new registry service provider established by domain industry veterans that applied for 307 new gTLDs. [[Daniel Schindler]], Donuts EVP for Sales & Market is the contact person in the application. <ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/06/05/donuts-raises-100-million-applies-for-307-new-tlds/ Donuts raises $100 million, applies for 307 new TLDs]</ref>   

# [[Little Hollow, LLC]], its application was applied for [[Donuts]], a new registry service provider established by domain industry veterans that applied for 307 new gTLDs. [[Daniel Schindler]], Donuts EVP for Sales & Market is the contact person in the application. <ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/06/05/donuts-raises-100-million-applies-for-307-new-tlds/ Donuts raises $100 million, applies for 307 new TLDs]</ref>   

# [[dot Basketball Limited]], [[Geir Andreas Rasmussen]] of [[FamousFourMedia]] is the contact person in the application.

# [[dot Basketball Limited]], [[Geir Andreas Rasmussen]] of [[FamousFourMedia]] is the contact person in the application.