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PuntCAT applied for the [[.cat]] [[TLD]] and on the night of September 15th, 2005 [[ICANN]] approved .cat's candidature and PuntCAT was assigned as the registrar of [[.cat]].<ref>[http://www.fundacio.cat/historia/en_index.html history of PuntCAT]</ref>

PuntCAT applied for the [[.cat]] [[TLD]] and on the night of September 15th, 2005 [[ICANN]] approved .cat's candidature and PuntCAT was assigned as the registrar of [[.cat]].<ref>[http://www.fundacio.cat/historia/en_index.html history of PuntCAT]</ref>

The Institute of Catalan Studies, the Catalan Broadcasting Corporation and the Catalan Chapter of the [[ISOC|Internet Society]] played a major role in the formation of PuntCAT and PuntCAT obtaining the .[[cat]] [[TLD]].

The Institute of Catalan Studies, the Catalan Broadcasting Corporation and the Catalan Chapter of the [[ISOC|Internet Society]] played a major role in the formation of PuntCAT and PuntCAT obtaining the [{.cat]] [[TLD]].

PuntCAT became the first gTLD Registry Operator to have a cross-ownership ban lifted, when a clause in its [[ICANN]] contract that stated it cannot own more than 15% of an accredited [[Registrar]] was deleted in early 2013 after a December 2012 request.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/13486-puntcat-cross-ownership-ban-lifted PuntCAT Cross-Ownership Ban Lifted, Domain Incite] Retrieved 10 Sept 2013</ref>

PuntCAT became the first gTLD Registry Operator to have a cross-ownership ban lifted, when a clause in its [[ICANN]] contract that stated it cannot own more than 15% of an accredited [[Registrar]] was deleted in early 2013 after a December 2012 request.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/13486-puntcat-cross-ownership-ban-lifted PuntCAT Cross-Ownership Ban Lifted, Domain Incite] Retrieved 10 Sept 2013</ref>