'''.top''' is a proposed [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. The applicant is [[Jiangsu Bangning Science & Technology Co.,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>
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'''.top''' is a [[GTLD]] that was proposed in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. The applicant and now [[Registry Operator]] is [[Jiangsu Bangning Science & Technology Co.,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 application succeeded and .top was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] on the 3rd August 2014.<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings ICANN delegated strings] Retrieved 5th December 2014</ref>
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==Application Details==
==Application Details==
The following is excerpted from the applicant's response to question #18:
The following is excerpted from the applicant's response to question #18:
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==References==
==References==
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==Contract Signed==
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On the 20th March 2014, [[.top]] received a [[Registry Agreement]] signed by [[ICANN]] for .top after passing the [[Initial Evaluation]].<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries Registry Agreements, ICANN.org] Retrieved 05 December 2014</ref>
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==Delegation and Availability==
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.top was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] of the [[DNS]] on the 3rd August, 2014, completing the successful application for the string.<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings ICANN delegated strings] Retrieved 5th December 2014.</ref>
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===Sunrise===
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The [[Registry]] announced that the [[Sunrise Period]] for the string would begin on the 15th October 2014, and end on the 15th November 2014. <ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/sunrise-claims-periods TLD Startup Information, ICANN.org] Retrieved 5th December 2014</ref>