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| === Development of .Top Domains === | | === Development of .Top Domains === |
− | On June 20th, 2011, ICANN normally announced that the application for gTLD was to be open in 2012. | + | On June 20th, 2011, ICANN officially announced that the application for gTLD was to be open in 2012. |
| On April 11th,2012, the application for .top was submitted online. | | On April 11th,2012, the application for .top was submitted online. |
| On June 9th, 2012, .top was successfully on the ICANN public list. | | On June 9th, 2012, .top was successfully on the ICANN public list. |
| On March 20th, 2013, .top passed initial evaluation. | | On March 20th, 2013, .top passed initial evaluation. |
− | On March 20th, 2014, .top normally signed a contract with ICANN. | + | On March 20th, 2014, .top officially signed a contract with ICANN. |
| On August 5th, 2014, .top became a root of ICANN new gTLD. | | On August 5th, 2014, .top became a root of ICANN new gTLD. |
| On October 15th, .top entered the sunrise period. | | On October 15th, .top entered the sunrise period. |
| On November 18th, 2014, .top could be registered openly, and the registration volume had more than 10,000 at the first day. | | On November 18th, 2014, .top could be registered openly, and the registration volume had more than 10,000 at the first day. |
| On March 5th, 2015, .top was supported on the sedo.com which is the biggest platform trading domains in the world. | | On March 5th, 2015, .top was supported on the sedo.com which is the biggest platform trading domains in the world. |
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| === Advantages of .Top Domains === | | === Advantages of .Top Domains === |
| (1)As an English word suffix, .top can be used worldwide with high recognition. | | (1)As an English word suffix, .top can be used worldwide with high recognition. |