'''.smart''' is a [[Brand TLD]] being proposed in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. The applicant is [[Smart Communications, Inc.]]<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>
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'''.smart''' is a [[Brand TLD]] being proposed in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. The applicant is [[Smart Communications, Inc.]]<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> It is a closed, Brand TLD, which the applicant reinforced through the submission of a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]] stating as much.<ref>[https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/4 PIC Download, gTLDresult.ICANN.org] Retrieved 12 March 2013</ref>
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The applicant did not pass the [[Initial Evaluation]] after failing the technical evaluation of the application. It is eligible for [[Extended Evaluation]].<ref>[http://domainincite.com/14354-only-29-gtld-applications-still-in-ie-as-101-pass-and-nine-fail Domain Incite Article] Retrieved 4 Oct 2013</ref>