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| |logo = Eus.JPG | | |logo = Eus.JPG |
− | |status = Contract Signed | + | |status = Delegated |
| |manager = [[PuntuEus Association]] | | |manager = [[PuntuEus Association]] |
| |country = | | |country = |
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| |category = [[:Category:Culture New gTLDs|Culture]] | | |category = [[:Category:Culture New gTLDs|Culture]] |
| |community = Basque Language & Culture Community | | |community = Basque Language & Culture Community |
− | |priority = 765 - [[PuntuEus Association]] | + | |priority = |
| |keypeople = | | |keypeople = |
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− | '''.eus''' is a new [[gTLD|generic top level domain name]] (gTLD) proposal to the [[New gTLD Program]] of the [[ICANN|Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers]] by [[PuntuEus Association]]. The organization is dedicated to representing, preserving and promoting the endangered Basque language & culture by establishing its own online space and to serve as the registry operator of the TLD. <ref>[http://www.icann-studienkreis.net/iratxe.pdf The Basque Language and Culture on the Internet]</ref> <ref>[http://www.puntueus.org/en/news/presentation-of-the-puntueus-association/ Presentation of the PuntuEus Association]</ref> | + | '''.eus''' is a new [[gTLD|generic top level domain name]] (gTLD) proposal to the [[New gTLD Program]] of the [[ICANN]] by [[PuntuEus Association]]. The organization is dedicated to representing, preserving and promoting the endangered Basque language & culture by establishing its own online space and to serve as the registry operator of the TLD. <ref>[http://www.icann-studienkreis.net/iratxe.pdf The Basque Language and Culture on the Internet]</ref> <ref>[http://www.puntueus.org/en/news/presentation-of-the-puntueus-association/ Presentation of the PuntuEus Association]</ref> The proposed application succeeded and was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] on 11 April 2014.<ref name="delegation">[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings Delegated Strings, ICANN.org] Retrieved 15 April 2014</ref> |
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| It seems to be following the success of [[.cat]] as an [[sTLD]] for the Catalan community. "Eus is the contraction of “Euskara”, which means “basque language” in Basque." The organization has the written support of a wide-range of Basque centric entities. Puntueus Fundazioa plans to restrict registration to legitimate and well-inteioned actors within the Basque cultural-linguistic community; It will first seek out prominent entities in the community prior to general launch, and post general launch it will "[require registrants] to state their intended use of the registered domain name. A false statement of intended use is an indication of bad faith and can be the basis for the suspension of the domain name."<ref>Application 1-1293-15788</ref> | | It seems to be following the success of [[.cat]] as an [[sTLD]] for the Catalan community. "Eus is the contraction of “Euskara”, which means “basque language” in Basque." The organization has the written support of a wide-range of Basque centric entities. Puntueus Fundazioa plans to restrict registration to legitimate and well-inteioned actors within the Basque cultural-linguistic community; It will first seek out prominent entities in the community prior to general launch, and post general launch it will "[require registrants] to state their intended use of the registered domain name. A false statement of intended use is an indication of bad faith and can be the basis for the suspension of the domain name."<ref>Application 1-1293-15788</ref> |
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| ==Contract Signed== | | ==Contract Signed== |
| On 12 December 2013 [[PuntuEus Association]] received a [[Registry Agreement]] signed by [[ICANN]] for .eus after passing all the required processes needed to become a [[Registry Operator]] for the string.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/15299-ten-more-new-gtlds-get-icann-contracts Ten More New gTLDs Get ICANN Contracts, DomainIncite] Retrieved 13 Dec 2013</ref> | | On 12 December 2013 [[PuntuEus Association]] received a [[Registry Agreement]] signed by [[ICANN]] for .eus after passing all the required processes needed to become a [[Registry Operator]] for the string.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/15299-ten-more-new-gtlds-get-icann-contracts Ten More New gTLDs Get ICANN Contracts, DomainIncite] Retrieved 13 Dec 2013</ref> |
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| + | ==Delegation and Availability== |
| + | .eus was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] of the [[DNS]] on 11 April, 2014, completing the successful application for the string.<ref name="delegation"></ref> |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |