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'''.design''' is a [[gTLD]] proposal submitted to ICANN's [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD expansion program]].

'''.design''' is a [[gTLD]] proposal submitted to ICANN's [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD expansion program]].

==Applicants==

==Current Applicants==

Several companies submitted their applications to serve as registry operator for the TLD including: <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>

Several companies submitted their applications to serve as registry operator for the TLD including: <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>

# [[Top Level Design]], submitted 10 total applications. The company partnered with [[CentralNic]] to provide back-end registry services.

# [[Top Level Design]], submitted 10 total applications. The company partnered with [[CentralNic]] to provide back-end registry services.

# [[STRAAT Investments]], the parent company of [[.co Internet]] submitted its applications for 13 domain name strings including .design. The company partnered with Neustar to become its back-end registry service provider. <ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/06/12/parent-company-of-co-internet-applies-for-13-top-level-domains-heres-the-list/ Parent company of .Co Internet applies for 13 top level domains (here’s the list)]</ref>

# [[STRAAT Investments]], the parent company of [[.co Internet]] submitted its applications for 13 domain name strings including .design. The company partnered with Neustar to become its back-end registry service provider. <ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/06/12/parent-company-of-co-internet-applies-for-13-top-level-domains-heres-the-list/ Parent company of .Co Internet applies for 13 top level domains (here’s the list)]</ref>

===TLDH & $15mm Auction Funding===

===TLDH & $15mm Auction Funding===

On February 26 2013, [[Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.]] announced that it had entered into a funding agreement worth $15 million to be used in the case of auction for a specific unnamed TLD. The investor will not receive ownership of the TLD but a share of future revenues. TLDH did not name the TLD that the funds are directed for, and it is in 11 head to head contentions and 12 featuring more than one contender.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2013/02/26/tldh-gets-up-to-15-million-for-a-single-top-level-domain-name-auction/ TLDh Gets 15 Million for A Single Top Level Domain Name Auction, DomainNameWire.com] Published and Retrieved 26 Feb 2013</ref>

On February 26 2013, [[Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.]] announced that it had entered into a funding agreement worth $15 million to be used in the case of auction for a specific unnamed TLD. The investor will not receive ownership of the TLD but a share of future revenues. TLDH did not name the TLD that the funds are directed for, and it is in 11 head to head contentions and 12 featuring more than one contender.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2013/02/26/tldh-gets-up-to-15-million-for-a-single-top-level-domain-name-auction/ TLDh Gets 15 Million for A Single Top Level Domain Name Auction, DomainNameWire.com] Published and Retrieved 26 Feb 2013</ref>

 

==References==

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