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'''.ong''' is a proposed new [[Community gTLD]] by [[Public Interest Registry]] (PIR) to the [[New gTLD Program]] of the [[ICANN|Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers]]. The term "ong" is an abbreviation for non-government organizations in French: "Organisation Non Gouvernementale," Spanish: "Organizacion No Gubernamental," and Portuguese: "Organizacao Nao Governamental. PIR is also applying for the .ngo string to cater to all the non-profit organizations world wide. PIR is the registr operator of the [[.org]] generic top level domain name [[gTLD]]. <ref>

'''.ong''' is a proposed new [[Community gTLD]] by [[Public Interest Registry]] (PIR) to the [[New gTLD Program]] of the [[ICANN|Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers]]. The term "ong" is an abbreviation for non-government organizations in French: "Organisation Non Gouvernementale," Spanish: "Organizacion No Gubernamental," and Portuguese: "Organizacao Nao Governamental. PIR is also applying for the .ngo string to cater to all the non-profit organizations world wide. PIR is the registr operator of the [[.org]] generic top level domain name [[gTLD]]. <ref>[http://www.itwire.com/it-industry-news/development/55127-ngo-and-ong-tlds-proposed .ngo and .ong TLDs proposed]. ITWire. Published 2012 June 1.</ref>

[http://www.itwire.com/it-industry-news/development/55127-ngo-and-ong-tlds-proposed .ngo and .ong TLDs proposed]</ref>

[[Brian Cute]], CEO of PIR said that the decision of the company to apply for the .ong and .ngo strings is natural fit for PIR, "since our founding in 2002, PIR has been serving the public interest and not-for-profit organizations, including those in the underserved markets. <ref>

[[Brian Cute]], CEO of PIR said that the decision of the company to apply for the .ong and .ngo strings is natural fit for PIR, "since our founding in 2002, PIR has been serving the public interest and not-for-profit organizations, including those in the underserved markets. <ref>

[http://www.fox8live.com/story/18665463/public-interest-registry-files-applications-to-create-and-manage-ngo-and-ong-domains Public Interest Registry Files Applications To Create and Manage .NGO and .ONG Domains]</ref>

[http://pir.org/pr/2012/ngofiled Public Interest Registry Files Applications To Create and Manage .NGO and .ONG Domains]. PIR.org. Published 2012 May 31.</ref>

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