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|logo  =  
|logo  =  
|status = Withdrawn
|status = '''Withdrawn'''
|manager  = [[Charleston Road Registry Inc.]] ([[Google]])
|manager  = [[Charleston Road Registry Inc.]] ([[Google]])
|country  =
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Revision as of 15:39, 4 January 2013

Status: Withdrawn
Manager: Charleston Road Registry Inc. (Google)
Registry Provider: Charleston Road Registry Inc.
Type: Generic
Category: Lifestyle

More information:

.est was one of 101 TLDs applied for by Google through its subsidiary Charleston Road Registry Inc.; it was applied for as a type of "domain hack", to create URLs like fast.est/car.

The application was later criticized as flying directly in the face of ICANN's applicant guidebook given that it clearly lays out that geographic and territory names on the ISO 3166-1 standard list are protected. ARE is on that list as a designation of the United Arab Emirates. Thus, it was quickly suggested that the application will be rejected outright.[1] Google also applied for .are and .and, which have the same conflict.[2] In September, 2012, it was noted that Google had withdrawn all three applications.[3]

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