.taxi

Status:	Proposed
Type:	Generic
Category:	Commerce
Priority #:	1579 - Famous Four Media (dot Taxi Limited) 1656 - Taxi Pay GmbH 1663 - Donuts (Pine Falls, LLC)
More information:

.taxi is a proposed new TLD in ICANN's New gTLD Program.

Current Applicants

1. Taxi Pay GmbH, Community Application, this applicant submitted a Public Interest Commitment, which can be downloaded here
2. Famous Four Media (dot Taxi Limited) - the company has applied for 64 new TLDs.
3. Donuts (Pine Falls, LLC) - one of 307 applications submitted by the company.

Community Application

A community priority application was submitted by Taxi Pay GmbH. Its primary supporters include taxi organizations and associations in Germany and Austria. It identifies four type of taxi community members: The core industry of taxi drivers and offices; the related industries involved in hardware and software suppliers, automotive repair shops, and insurance companies; subordinate organizations affiliated with government supervision and policy development; and major institutions and locations that rely heavily on taxi services in and around their venue(s).

"First, an applicant for a .taxi second level domain has to submit proof of his or her affiliation with the taxi industry to the desired registrar. This process does not involve any formalities on the side of TaxiPay GmbH except an official document, such as a taxi license or a commensurate certificate of registration stating the purpose of the company and aligning it with a strong affiliation to the taxi community."

Top-Level Domain