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|status = Proposed

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|manager  = [[IiNET|iiNet]]

|manager  = [[IiNET|iiNet]]

|country  = Australia, International

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'''.iinet''' is a proposed [[Brand gTLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD program]], which is being submitted by the Australian telco [[IiNET|iiNet]]. Commenting on the program and iiNet's plans, the Operations Manager said it was "relatively cheap way to secure a part of the internet".<ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/business/whats-in-a-domain-name-its-a-bargain-at-200000-20120308-1un5x.html#ixzz1oXsIkcZY Whats In A Domain name Its a bargain at 200000]</ref> iiNet announced [[ARI Registry Services]] as their registry services provider in March, 2012.<ref>[http://www.ariservices.com/news-iinet_embraces_the_internet.php iiNet Embraces the Internet, ARIservices.com]</ref>

'''.iinet''' is a delegated [[Brand gTLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD program]], which is being submitted by the Australian telco [[IiNET|iiNet]]. Commenting on the program and iiNet's plans, the Operations Manager said it was "relatively cheap way to secure a part of the internet".<ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/business/whats-in-a-domain-name-its-a-bargain-at-200000-20120308-1un5x.html#ixzz1oXsIkcZY Whats In A Domain name Its a bargain at 200000]</ref> iiNet announced [[ARI Registry Services]] as their registry services provider in March, 2012.<ref>[http://www.ariservices.com/news-iinet_embraces_the_internet.php iiNet Embraces the Internet, ARIservices.com]</ref> [[Connect West Pty. Ltd.]] manages the TLD and is its [[Registry]]. The proposed application succeeded and was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] on 09 July, 2015.<ref name="delegation">[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings Delegated String, ICANN.org] Retrieved 13 July 2015</ref>

iiNet is Australia's second largest DSL ISP. It employs 2,000 people in 4 countries and supports 1.3 million services across Australia. The company was started in 1993, and it is a publicly listed company.<ref>[http://www.iinet.net.au/about/ About, iiNet.net.au]</ref>  

iiNet is Australia's second largest DSL ISP. It employs 2,000 people in 4 countries and supports 1.3 million services across Australia. The company was started in 1993, and it is a publicly listed company.<ref>[http://www.iinet.net.au/about/ About, iiNet.net.au]</ref>