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|portrait  = Frank schilling.jpg

|portrait  = Frank_Schilling-Portrait.jpg

|caricature = CaricatureComing.jpg

|caricature = Frank_Schilling-Caricature.jpg

|born      = 29 July 1970

|born      = 29 July 1970

|country    = Cayman Islands

|country    = Cayman Islands

|email      = john [at] JDDomains.net

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|website    = [http://namedia.com/ Official Business Website]

|website    = http://uniregistry.com/  

|facebook  = [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Frank-Schilling/111054002280637 Profile]

|facebook  = http://www.facebook.com/pages/Frank-Schilling/111054002280637  

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'''Frank Schilling''' is an experienced domain name investor and operator. He lives in the Cayman Islands. He is a highly regarded Internet investor who saw, early on, the generic domain name business as a growth opportunity.<ref>[http://www.domainfest.com/dine/web.php About Franky Schilling]</ref> Mr. Schilling is involved in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]] through his company, [[Uniregsitry]], which applied for 54 TLDs

'''Frank Schilling''' is an experienced domain name investor and operator. He lives in the Cayman Islands. He is a highly regarded Internet investor who saw, early on, the generic domain name business as a growth opportunity.<ref>[http://www.domainfest.com/dine/web.php About Franky Schilling]</ref> Mr. Schilling is involved in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]] through his company, [[Uniregistry]], which applied for 54 TLDs.

Frank Schilling has his own blog called [http://domainnamesales.com/sevenmile/ Domain Name Sales Seven Mile], which he has been administering since 2007. He was the first person to suggest a public television program about domain investing, in 2002.<ref>[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Frank-Schilling/111054002280637 TV interviews]</ref>

Frank Schilling has his own blog called [http://domainnamesales.com/sevenmile/ Domain Name Sales Seven Mile], which he has been administering since 2007. He was the first person to suggest a public television program about domain investing, in 2002.<ref>[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Frank-Schilling/111054002280637 TV interviews]</ref>

==New gTLDs==

==New gTLDs==

IOn June 10, 2012, Frank announced the launching of [[Uniregistry]], a new company that would apply for new [[gTLD]]s, and offer registry solutions. According to Schilling the management team of Uniregistry is composed of domain name industry experts to ensure that the company provides the "most service-based and holistic approach registry operations" to registrants. He said, ''"Nothing is more important to us than the ongoing, long-term success of our namespaces, and the registrants we serve. Uniregistry has the rare combination of experience, infrastructure, and unwavering commitment required to make it happen."'' The company's infrastructure is designed and maintained by the [[ISC|Internet Systems Consortium]] (ISC), a non-profit organization dedicated to developing and distributing open source software and providing high quality online and professional services and infrastructure to the Internet community worldwide.<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/06/10/frank-schilling-unveils-his-new-gtld-company-uniregistry-com/ Frank Schilling Unveils His New gTLD Company: Uniregistry.com]</ref>

IOn June 10, 2012, Frank announced the launching of [[Uniregistry]], a new company that would apply for new [[gTLD]]s, and offer registry solutions. According to Schilling the management team of Uniregistry is composed of domain name industry experts to ensure that the company provides the "most service-based and holistic approach registry operations" to registrants. He said, ''"Nothing is more important to us than the ongoing, long-term success of our namespaces, and the registrants we serve. Uniregistry has the rare combination of experience, infrastructure, and unwavering commitment required to make it happen."'' The company's infrastructure is designed and maintained by the [[ISC|Internet Systems Consortium]] (ISC), a non-profit organization dedicated to developing and distributing open-source software and providing high quality online and professional services and infrastructure to the Internet community worldwide.<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/06/10/frank-schilling-unveils-his-new-gtld-company-uniregistry-com/ Frank Schilling Unveils His New gTLD Company: Uniregistry.com]</ref>

According to a report, Schilling invested $60 million dollars on UniRegistry and his target is for the company to operate 54 gTLDs including [[.lol]] and [[.home]]. Many of the applications are widely contested.<ref>[http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57450838-93/here-comes-the-greatest-internet-landgrab-in-history/ Here comes the greatest Internet landgrab in history]</ref>

According to a report, Schilling invested $60 million dollars on UniRegistry and his target is for the company to operate 54 gTLDs including [[.lol]] and [[.home]]. Many of the applications are widely contested.<ref>[http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57450838-93/here-comes-the-greatest-internet-landgrab-in-history/ Here comes the greatest Internet landgrab in history]</ref>

==Videos==

==Videos==

Watch Frank Schilling, along with other familiar ICANN participants, discuss the [[Multistakeholder Model]]. The video was produced with help from [[Google]] at [[ICANN 44]] in June, 2012, in Prague.

Watch Frank Schilling, along with other familiar ICANN participants, discuss the [[Multistakeholder Model]]. The video was produced with help from [[Google]] at [[ICANN 44]] in June 2012, in Prague.

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<br />[[Ray King]] interviewed Mr. Schilling at [[ICANN 48]] in Buenos Aires about the rollout of New [[gTLD]]s.

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==References==

==References==

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