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|logo  = Moscow.JPG‎

|logo  = Moscow.JPG‎

|status = Contract Signed

|status = Delegated

|manager  = [[Foundation for Assistance for Internet Technologies and Infrastructure Development|FAITID]]

|manager  = [[Foundation for Assistance for Internet Technologies and Infrastructure Development|FAITID]]

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|stringcontention = No

|stringcontention = No

|registryprovider  = [[ISC|Internet Systems Consortium]]

|registryprovider  = [[FAITID]]

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|type  = [[IDN]] [[Geo TLD]]

|type  = [[GeoTLD]]

|priority = 881

|priority = 881

|community  =  

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|keypeople  = [[Dmitry Burkov]], Chairman <br> [[Matvey Alexeev]], CEO

|keypeople  = [[Dmitry Burkov]], Chairman <br> [[Nikolay Molibog]], President

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'''.moscow''' is a proposed new [[IDN]] [[GeoTLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD expansion program]]. The application for the .москва IDN TLD was submitted by the [[Foundation for Assistance for Internet Technologies and Infrastructure Development]] (FAITID), a non-profit organization established in 2011 to develop and implement initiatives to increase the use of the Internet in Russian communities and internationally.<ref>[http://www.domainmoscow.org/ About TLDs .MOSCOW and .МОСКВА]</ref>

'''.moscow''' is a new [[GeoTLD]] that is delegated in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD expansion program]]. The application for the .moscow TLD was submitted by the [[Foundation for Assistance for Internet Technologies and Infrastructure Development]] (FAITID), a non-profit organization established in 2011 to develop and implement initiatives to increase the use of the Internet in Russian communities and internationally.<ref>[http://www.domainmoscow.org/ About TLDs .MOSCOW and .МОСКВА]</ref> Their application succeeded and was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] on 24 April 2014.<ref name="delegation">[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings Delegated Strings, ICANN.org] Retrieved 30 May 2014</ref>

The company has submitted applications for both .moscow and [[.москва]], which is the Russian word for "Moscow".  

The company has submitted applications for both .moscow and [[.москва]], which is the Russian word for "Moscow".  

==The .moscow .москва Project==

==The .moscow .москва Project==

In 2010, The [[Coordination Center for TLD RU]] initiated the .moscow [[.москва]] project and recommended the creation of a special Community Council to handle the applications for the proposed TLDs with [[ICANN]]. The center submitted its official proposal to develop the .moscow ([[.москва]]) TLDs to various government agencies in Moscow.<ref>[http://www.domainmoscow.org/node/49 RU-CENTER has announced the idea of TLDs .MOSCOW and .МОСКВА implementation]</ref>

In 2010, The [[RU-CENTER]] initiated the .moscow [[.москва]] project and recommended the creation of a special Community Council to handle the applications for the proposed TLDs with [[ICANN]]. The center submitted its official proposal to develop the .moscow ([[.москва]]) TLDs to various government agencies in Moscow.<ref>[http://www.domainmoscow.org/node/49 RU-CENTER has announced the idea of TLDs .MOSCOW and .МОСКВА implementation]</ref>

One of the leading newspapers in Moscow, the Moskovskiy Komsomolets, launched a survey on its website to determine if the project was supported by its constituents from September 2 to October 1, 2010. The survey found that the proposals were supported by thousands of individuals and businesses, as well as government agencies in the city.<ref>[http://www.domainmoscow.org/node/50 A poll in the support of TLDs .MOSCOW and .МОСКВА started on the “Moskovskiy Komsomolets” website]</ref>  The Moscow Department of Culture and the Moscow Department of Support and Development of Small and Middle Entrepreneurship (DSDSME) supported the recommendation of the CC for TLD RU to create a Community Council to supervise the application for the TLDs. In 2011, the Foundation for Assistance for Internet Technologies and Infrastructure Development (FAITD) was established and took-over the responsibilities to manage the .moscow [[.москва]] project.<ref>[http://www.domainmoscow.org/ About TLDs .MOSCOW and .МОСКВА]</ref> <ref>[http://en.faitid.org/ About the Foundation]</ref>

One of the leading newspapers in Moscow, the Moskovskiy Komsomolets, launched a survey on its website to determine if the project was supported by its constituents from September 2 to October 1, 2010. The survey found that the proposals were supported by thousands of individuals and businesses, as well as government agencies in the city.<ref>[http://www.domainmoscow.org/node/50 A poll in the support of TLDs .MOSCOW and .МОСКВА started on the “Moskovskiy Komsomolets” website]</ref>  The Moscow Department of Culture and the Moscow Department of Support and Development of Small and Middle Entrepreneurship (DSDSME) supported the recommendation of the RU-CENTER to create a Community Council to supervise the application for the TLDs. In 2011, the Foundation for Assistance for Internet Technologies and Infrastructure Development (FAITD) was established and took-over the responsibilities to manage the .moscow [[.москва]] project.<ref>[http://www.domainmoscow.org/ About TLDs .MOSCOW and .МОСКВА]</ref> <ref>[http://en.faitid.org/ About the Foundation]</ref>

FAITID promoted the .moscow .москва Project during the 2010 [[RIPE NCC]] Moscow Regional Meeting, <ref>[http://www.domainmoscow.org/node/45 TLDs .MOSCOW and .МОСКВА were introduced during the RIPE NCC Moscow Regional Meeting 2010]</ref> the [[ICANN 40]] Meeting in San Francisco, <ref>[http://www.domainmoscow.org/node/71 Moscow TLDs will be introduced on ICANN Meeting in San Francisco]</ref> the [[ICANN 43]] Meeting in Costa Rica, <ref>[http://www.domainmoscow.org/node/97 Final Consultations on Application for .MOSCOW and .МОСКВА Domains Held in Costa Rica]</ref> and during various Internet events, conferences and international domain forum.<ref>[http://www.domainmoscow.org/node/87 .MOSCOW and .МОСКВА TLDs Have Been Presented at International Domain Forum in Bulgaria]</ref>

[[FAITID]] promoted the .moscow .москва Project during the 2010 [[RIPE NCC]] Moscow Regional Meeting, <ref>[http://www.domainmoscow.org/node/45 TLDs .MOSCOW and .МОСКВА were introduced during the RIPE NCC Moscow Regional Meeting 2010]</ref> the [[ICANN 40]] Meeting in San Francisco, <ref>[http://www.domainmoscow.org/node/71 Moscow TLDs will be introduced on ICANN Meeting in San Francisco]</ref> the [[ICANN 43]] Meeting in Costa Rica, <ref>[http://www.domainmoscow.org/node/97 Final Consultations on Application for .MOSCOW and .МОСКВА Domains Held in Costa Rica]</ref> and during various Internet events, conferences and international domain forum.<ref>[http://www.domainmoscow.org/node/87 .MOSCOW and .МОСКВА TLDs Have Been Presented at International Domain Forum in Bulgaria]</ref>

==Application to ICANN==

==Application to ICANN==

==Contract Signed==

==Contract Signed==

On 19 December 2013 [[Foundation for Assistance for Internet Technologies and Infrastructure Development]] received a [[Registry Agreement]] signed by [[ICANN]] for .moscow after passing all the required processes needed to become a [[Registry Operator]] for the string.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries-date Registry Agreements, ICANN.org] Retrieved 30 Dec 2013</ref>

On 19 December 2013 [[Foundation for Assistance for Internet Technologies and Infrastructure Development]] received a [[Registry Agreement]] signed by [[ICANN]] for .moscow after passing all the required processes needed to become a [[Registry Operator]] for the string.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries-date Registry Agreements, ICANN.org] Retrieved 30 Dec 2013</ref>

==References==

==References==

[[Category:GeoTLD|moscow]]

[[Category:GeoTLD|moscow]]

[[Category:TLDs with Registry Agreements|moscow]]

[[Category:TLDs with Registry Agreements|moscow]]