During the first round of ICANN's gTLD expansion program in 2000, UPU submitted an application for the [[.post] top level domain name.<ref>[http://archive.icann.org/en/tlds/app-index.htm New TLD Program Application Process Archive]</ref> .Post was not included in the first batch of approved TLDs. In 2003, UPU again submitted its application for the .post during ICANN's sponsored top level domain name ([[sTLD]]) expansion program. The application underwent an extensive evaluation. ICANN and UPU negotiated several issues in the application and posted it for public comment.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-06sep07-en.htm .POST Top-Level Domain | ICANN Continues Negotiations with UPU for .POST sTLD]</ref> | During the first round of ICANN's gTLD expansion program in 2000, UPU submitted an application for the [[.post] top level domain name.<ref>[http://archive.icann.org/en/tlds/app-index.htm New TLD Program Application Process Archive]</ref> .Post was not included in the first batch of approved TLDs. In 2003, UPU again submitted its application for the .post during ICANN's sponsored top level domain name ([[sTLD]]) expansion program. The application underwent an extensive evaluation. ICANN and UPU negotiated several issues in the application and posted it for public comment.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-06sep07-en.htm .POST Top-Level Domain | ICANN Continues Negotiations with UPU for .POST sTLD]</ref> |