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| '''.spa''' is a proposed [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. | | '''.spa''' is a proposed [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. |
| ==Current Applicants== | | ==Current Applicants== |
− | # [[Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.]] has filed for 68 TLDs on its own behalf.<ref>[http://www.tldh.org/2012/06/gtld-application-update-92-applications-submitted/ gTLD Application Update 92 applications submitted, TLDH.org]</ref> This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/1406 here].
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| # [[Donuts]] (Foggy Sunset, LLC), has applied for 307 new TLDs. This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/599 here]. | | # [[Donuts]] (Foggy Sunset, LLC), has applied for 307 new TLDs. This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/599 here]. |
| # [[Asia Spa and Wellness Promotion Council Limited]], [[Community TLD|Community Priority Application]] | | # [[Asia Spa and Wellness Promotion Council Limited]], [[Community TLD|Community Priority Application]] |
| + | ===Former Applicants=== |
| + | # [[Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.]] filed for 68 TLDs on its own behalf.<ref>[http://www.tldh.org/2012/06/gtld-application-update-92-applications-submitted/ gTLD Application Update 92 applications submitted, TLDH.org]</ref> This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/1406 here]. |
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| + | .spa was '''WITHDRAWN''' by TLDH, along with another 3 TLDs ([[.free]], [[.zulu]], [[.sale]]), in April 2013.<ref>[http://en.paperblog.com/tldh-withdrawing-4-new-gtld-applications-free-sale-spa-zulu-507788/ TLDh withdrawing 4 new gTLD applications fee sale spa zulu en.PaperBlog.com] Retrieved 9 May 2013</ref> |
| ===Community Application=== | | ===Community Application=== |
| There is one [[Community TLD|community priority application]] for .spa, from [[Asia Spa and Wellness Promotion Council Limited]] (ASWPC). It is "connected with over 400 licensed spas across Asia and over 2000 spa professionals participating in and attending its events." While the organization is focused on Asia, they intend to operate the TLD as an open, international community space for all members of the spa community, which includes Spa operators, professionals and practitioners, Spa associations and their members, and spa products and services manufacturers and distributors. The ASWPC will create an International Registry board to oversee the registration policies for the TLD.<ref>Application 1-1309-81322</ref> | | There is one [[Community TLD|community priority application]] for .spa, from [[Asia Spa and Wellness Promotion Council Limited]] (ASWPC). It is "connected with over 400 licensed spas across Asia and over 2000 spa professionals participating in and attending its events." While the organization is focused on Asia, they intend to operate the TLD as an open, international community space for all members of the spa community, which includes Spa operators, professionals and practitioners, Spa associations and their members, and spa products and services manufacturers and distributors. The ASWPC will create an International Registry board to oversee the registration policies for the TLD.<ref>Application 1-1309-81322</ref> |
− | ===TLDH & $15mm Auction Funding===
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− | On February 26 2013, [[Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.]] announced that it had entered into a funding agreement worth $15 million to be used in the case of auction for a specific unnamed TLD. The investor will not receive ownership of the TLD but a share of future revenues. TLDH did not name the TLD that the funds are directed for, and it is in 11 head to head contentions and 12 featuring more than one contender.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2013/02/26/tldh-gets-up-to-15-million-for-a-single-top-level-domain-name-auction/ TLDh Gets 15 Million for A Single Top Level Domain Name Auction, DomainNameWire.com] Published and Retrieved 26 Feb 2013</ref>
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| ==References== | | ==References== |