'''.properties''' is a proposed [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. The applicant is [[Donuts]] (Big Pass, LLC).<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>
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'''.properties''' is an active [[gTLD]] that was proposed in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. The [[Registry]] and manager of the TLD is [[Donuts]] (Big Pass, LLC).<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> The proposed application succeeded and was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] on 04 February 2014.<ref name="delegation">[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings Delegated Strings, ICANN.org] Retrieved 06 Feb 2014</ref>
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==Contract Signed==
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On December 5, 2013 [[Donuts]] received a [[Registry Agreement]] signed by [[ICANN]] for .properties after passing all the required processes needed to become a [[Registry Operator]] for the string.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/15245-donuts-portfolio-swells-as-icann-signs-31-new-gtld-contracts Donuts Portfolio Swells as ICANN Signs 31 New gTLD Contracts, DomainIncite] Retrieved 06 Dec 2013</ref>
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==Delegation and Availability==
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.properties was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] of the [[DNS]] on 04 February, 2014, completing the successful application for the string.<ref name="delegation"></ref>
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