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− | |priority = 1043 - [[Donuts]] (Holly Hill, LLC)<br>1175 - [[WhatBox?]] (Dot Discount, LLC) | + | |priority = 1043 - [[Donuts]] (Holly Hill, LLC)<br><s>1175 - [[WhatBox?]] (Dot Discount, LLC)</s> |
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| '''.discount''' is a proposed new [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. | | '''.discount''' is a proposed new [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. |
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− | ==Applicants== | + | ==Current Applicants== |
− | # [[Dot Discount, LLC]] - The contact person listed in the application is Mr. Erik Ludwick. <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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| # [[Donuts]] Holly Hill, LLC- The company has applied for 307 new gTLDs. Each application was filed under a different company name. [[Daniel Schindler]], co-founder and EVP for Marketing and Sales of Donuts, is the main contact person in the application. <ref> | | # [[Donuts]] Holly Hill, LLC- The company has applied for 307 new gTLDs. Each application was filed under a different company name. [[Daniel Schindler]], co-founder and EVP for Marketing and Sales of Donuts, is the main contact person in the application. <ref> |
| [http://www.domainnamenews.com/new-gtlds/donuts-inc-eye-popping-list-of-307-new-top-level-domains/11730 Donuts Inc eye popping list of 307 new top-level domains]</ref> This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/793 here]. | | [http://www.domainnamenews.com/new-gtlds/donuts-inc-eye-popping-list-of-307-new-top-level-domains/11730 Donuts Inc eye popping list of 307 new top-level domains]</ref> This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/793 here]. |
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− | ===European Commission Communiqué=== | + | ===Private Auction=== |
| + | Donuts won in a private auction the right to .discount, beating out fellow applicant [[Dot Discount, LLC]]. The auction was managed by [[Innovative Auctions]] and the winning bid was not disclosed.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/14840-donuts-wins-three-new-gtld-auctions Donuts wins 3 New gTLD Auctions, Domain Incite] Retrieved 24 Oct 2013</ref> |
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| + | ==Previous Applicants== |
| + | # [[Dot Discount, LLC]] - The contact person listed in the application is Mr. Erik Ludwick. <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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| + | ==European Commission Communiqué== |
| The [[European Commission]] flagged both applications for .discount outside of ICANN's defined remediation processes. | | The [[European Commission]] flagged both applications for .discount outside of ICANN's defined remediation processes. |
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