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Line 23: + + − + + + + + − The .QPON registry will implement standard registration policies following international best practices to best inform and protect registrants, allowing anyone in the world to register a .QPON domain. There will be no specific business rules or limitations put on those wishing to register a .QPON domain, allowing for a simple and unencumbered registration process. The creation of the policies governing a new TLD is often one of those most daunting and time-consuming tasks; therefore, we are working closely with Neustar, our back-end registry services provider, and its policy and legal team, which has many years of domain industry experience, including specific experience in working with ICANN, constructing consensus policies, devising sunrise and land rush processes, and creating TLD specific policies. All policies will be in accordance with those outlined in the “Draft New gTLD Registry Agreement,” including, but not limited to, Specification 1 – Consensus Policies and Temporary Policies, Specification 5 – Schedule of Reserved Names at the Second Level in gTLD Registries, Specification 7 – Minimum Requirements for Rights Protection Mechanisms, and Specification 9 – Registry Operator Code of Conduct."<ref>[http://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/30 Application Download, gTLDresult.ICANN.org] Retrieved 19 Feb 2013</ref> Line 32:
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'''.qpon''' is a proposed [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. The applicant is [[dotCOOL, Inc.]]<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>
'''.qpon''' is an active [[gTLD]] that was proposed in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. The [[Registry]] and manager of the TLD is [[dotCOOL, Inc.]]<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 proposed application succeeded and was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] on 12 February 2014.<ref name="delegation">[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings Delegated Strings, ICANN.org] Retrieved 20 Feb 2014</ref>
==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
Our purpose is to foster healthy competition in the current TLD space by allowing anyone in the world to register a useful and meaningful domain name that allows them to promote deals and great offers while making it easy for consumers to save money.
Our purpose is to foster healthy competition in the current TLD space by allowing anyone in the world to register a useful and meaningful domain name that allows them to promote deals and great offers while making it easy for consumers to save money.
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The .QPON registry will implement standard registration policies following international best practices to best inform and protect registrants, allowing anyone in the world to register a .QPON domain. There will be no specific business rules or limitations put on those wishing to register a .QPON domain, allowing for a simple and unencumbered registration process. The creation of the policies governing a new TLD is often one of those most daunting and time-consuming tasks; therefore, we are working closely with Neustar, our back-end registry services provider, and its policy and legal team, which has many years of domain industry experience, including specific experience in working with ICANN, constructing consensus policies, devising sunrise and land rush processes, and creating TLD specific policies. All policies will be in accordance with those outlined in the “Draft New gTLD Registry Agreement,” including, but not limited to, Specification 1 – Consensus Policies and Temporary Policies, Specification 5 – Schedule of Reserved Names at the Second Level in gTLD Registries, Specification 7 – Minimum Requirements for Rights Protection Mechanisms, and Specification 9 – Registry Operator Code of Conduct."<ref>[http://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/30 Application Download, gTLDresult.ICANN.org] Retrieved 19 Feb 2013</ref>
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===Contract Signed===
On 14 November 2013, [[dotCOOL, Inc.]] received a [[Registry Agreement]] signed by [[ICANN]] for .qpon after passing all the required processes needed to become a [[Registry Operator]] for the string.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries Registry Agreements, ICANN.org] Retrieved 20 Nov 2013</ref>
==Delegation and Availability==
.qpon was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] of the [[DNS]] on 12 February, 2014, completing the successful application for the string.<ref name="delegation"></ref>
==References==
==References==
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[[Category:TLD]]
[[Category:TLD]]
[[Category:Commerce New gTLDs|qpon]]
[[Category:Commerce New gTLDs|qpon]]
[[Category:TLDs with Registry Agreements|qpon]]
[[Category:Featured]]