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'''.bar''' is a proposed domain name string to [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]].<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/application-results/strings-1200utc-13jun12-en Reveal Day 13 June 2012 – New gTLD Applied-For Strings]</ref> This string, applied for by two applicants as a generic application, was deemed a [[GeoTLD|Geographic TLD]] by ICANN's [[Geographic Names Panel]], referring to a commune in Montenegro. Geo TLDs must have government support in order to pass evaluation and proceed towards delegation.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/12166-told-you-so-four-new-gtlds-given-geographic-surprise-others-given-a-pass Told You So Four New gTLDs Given Geographic Surprise others Given a Pass, DomainIncite.com] Retrieved 7 Mar 2013</ref> | '''.bar''' is a proposed domain name string to [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]].<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/application-results/strings-1200utc-13jun12-en Reveal Day 13 June 2012 – New gTLD Applied-For Strings]</ref> This string, applied for by two applicants as a generic application, was deemed a [[GeoTLD|Geographic TLD]] by ICANN's [[Geographic Names Panel]], referring to a commune in Montenegro. Geo TLDs must have government support in order to pass evaluation and proceed towards delegation.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/12166-told-you-so-four-new-gtlds-given-geographic-surprise-others-given-a-pass Told You So Four New gTLDs Given Geographic Surprise others Given a Pass, DomainIncite.com] Retrieved 7 Mar 2013</ref> | ||
==Current Applicants== | ==Current Applicants== | ||
# [[Punto 2012 Sociedad Anonima de Capital Variable]], applied for the string as [[GeoTLD|geographical TLD]] for the city of Barcelona. They have contracted [[CentralNic]] as their technical provider. | # [[Punto 2012 Sociedad Anonima de Capital Variable]], applied for the string as [[GeoTLD|geographical TLD]] for the city of Barcelona. They have contracted [[CentralNic]] as their technical provider. | ||
===Previous Applicants=== | |||
# [[Demand Media]] (United TLD|United TLD Holdco Ltd.), this one of the 26 gTLDs applied for by the company. <ref>[http://www.unitedtld.com/our-tlds/ United TLD]</ref> The application was withdrawn in July 2013.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/13641-demand-media-withdraws-bar-application Demand Media Withdraws Bar Application, DomainIncite.com]Published 8 July 2013, Retrieved 10 July 2013</ref< | |||
==Objection== | ==Objection== | ||