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'''.london''' is a proposed [[GeoTLD]] being applied for in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD program]] by [[Dot London Domains Limited]]. The city's official promotional agency worked with the Mayor's office to put together a team and proposal. In December 8, 2011, they have issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) from registries based in and outside of the UK.<ref>[http://mylondondomain.com/ MyLondonDomain.com]</ref> [[Nominet]] and [[CentralNic]], both English registries, announced that they planned to submit or have submitted proposals.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/london-issues-london-rfp-through-olympic-bid-system/ London Issues RFP Through Olympic Bid System, DomainIncite.com]</ref> The RFP submission period closed in early January, 2012.<ref>[http://www.londonandpartners.com/media-centre/press-releases/2012/120109-london-partners-announces-next-stage-in-london-tld-application London Partners Announces Next Stage in London TLD Application, LondonAndPartners.com]</ref> [[Minds + Machines]] went on to win the contract.<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/04/11/minds-machines-gets-london/ Minds Machines Gets London]</ref> | '''.london''' is a proposed [[GeoTLD]] being applied for in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD program]] by [[Dot London Domains Limited]]. The proposed application succeeded and was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] on 22 March 2014.<ref name="delegation">[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings Delegated Strings, ICANN.org] Retrieved 15 April 2014</ref> | ||
The city's official promotional agency worked with the Mayor's office to put together a team and proposal. In December 8, 2011, they have issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) from registries based in and outside of the UK.<ref>[http://mylondondomain.com/ MyLondonDomain.com]</ref> [[Nominet]] and [[CentralNic]], both English registries, announced that they planned to submit or have submitted proposals.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/london-issues-london-rfp-through-olympic-bid-system/ London Issues RFP Through Olympic Bid System, DomainIncite.com]</ref> The RFP submission period closed in early January, 2012.<ref>[http://www.londonandpartners.com/media-centre/press-releases/2012/120109-london-partners-announces-next-stage-in-london-tld-application London Partners Announces Next Stage in London TLD Application, LondonAndPartners.com]</ref> [[Minds + Machines]] went on to win the contract.<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/04/11/minds-machines-gets-london/ Minds Machines Gets London]</ref> | |||
==Application Details== | ==Application Details== | ||
The following is excerpted from the applicant's response to question #18: | The following is excerpted from the applicant's response to question #18: | ||
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===Contract Signed=== | ===Contract Signed=== | ||
On 14 November 2013, [[Dot London Domains Limited]] received a [[Registry Agreement]] signed by [[ICANN]] for .london after passing all the required processes needed to become a [[Registry Operator]] for the string.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries Registry Agreements, ICANN.org] Retrieved 20 Nov 2013</ref> | On 14 November 2013, [[Dot London Domains Limited]] received a [[Registry Agreement]] signed by [[ICANN]] for .london after passing all the required processes needed to become a [[Registry Operator]] for the string.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries Registry Agreements, ICANN.org] Retrieved 20 Nov 2013</ref> | ||
==Delegation and Availability== | |||
.london was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] of the [[DNS]] on 22 March, 2014, completing the successful application for the string.<ref name="delegation"></ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||