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'''.swiss''' is a [[Community gTLD]] and a [[Brand TLD]] being proposed in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]].

'''.swiss''' is a [[Community gTLD]] being proposed in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. Previously, there was a competitive application submitted as a  [[Brand TLD]] by [[Swiss International Air Lines Ltd.]].<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 The competitive application was later withdrawn, in late 2012.

==Current Applicants==

==Current Applicants==

# [[Swiss Confederation]] (Swiss government), [[Community TLD|Community Priority Application]]

# [[Swiss Confederation]] (Swiss government), [[Community TLD|Community Priority Application]]

The Sovereign Confederation of Switzerland has secureD [[CORE]] at its backend registry operator. "The purpose of the TLD .swiss is to serve the Swiss community, defined as the community of individuals, legal entities and public institutions with a bona fide presence in Switzerland."

The Sovereign Confederation of Switzerland has secureD [[CORE]] at its backend registry operator. "The purpose of the TLD .swiss is to serve the Swiss community, defined as the community of individuals, legal entities and public institutions with a bona fide presence in Switzerland."

"A bona fide presence in Switzerland (and thus community membership) (A) is a necessary but NOT in itself a sufficient condition for the right to hold any imaginable .swiss domain name. As the policy principles under (B) above show, there are additional requirements specific to the intrinsic role and importance of the domain name in question. These requirements will be defined in detail in specific registration regulations. They concern in particular the nature of the registrant’s presence in Switzerland and the registrant’s use of the domain name. Again, this will based on the fundamental principle of prudence: starting with a conservative registration policy in order to establish quality of and confidence in the .swiss TLD and then gradually opening up the policy as long as it does not endanger this quality and confidence."<ref>Application 1-1328-58462</ref>

"A bona fide presence in Switzerland (and thus community membership) (A) is a necessary but NOT in itself a sufficient condition for the right to hold any imaginable .swiss domain name. As the policy principles under (B) above show, there are additional requirements specific to the intrinsic role and importance of the domain name in question. These requirements will be defined in detail in specific registration regulations. They concern in particular the nature of the registrant’s presence in Switzerland and the registrant’s use of the domain name. Again, this will based on the fundamental principle of prudence: starting with a conservative registration policy in order to establish quality of and confidence in the .swiss TLD and then gradually opening up the policy as long as it does not endanger this quality and confidence."<ref>Application 1-1328-58462</ref>

 

==References==

==References==

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