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'''.work''' is a proposed [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. It is one of 68 applications that [[Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.]] has filed for 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> While Top Level Domain Holdings is the only applicant for ".work", the new TLD portfolio company, [[Donuts]], has applied for 307, including [[.works]].

'''.work''' is a [[GTLD]] that was proposed in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]].[[Top Level Domain Holdings]] is the successful applicant for .work. It was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] of the [[DNS]] on the 23rd September 2014, completing the successful application for the string.<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings ICANN delegated strings] Retrieved 5th December 2014.</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:

On balance, and for the reasons set forth above, a .WORK domain will be in the public’s interest; it will serve as a catalyst to promoting employment; and it will benefit the entire economy."<ref>[http://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/1545 Application Download, gTLDresult.ICANN.org] Retrieved 26 Feb 2013</ref>

On balance, and for the reasons set forth above, a .WORK domain will be in the public’s interest; it will serve as a catalyst to promoting employment; and it will benefit the entire economy."<ref>[http://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/1545 Application Download, gTLDresult.ICANN.org] Retrieved 26 Feb 2013</ref>

==Contract Signed==

==Contract Signed==

On 19 December 2013 [[Top Level Domain Holdings]] received a [[Registry Agreement]] signed by [[ICANN]] for .work 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 [[Top Level Domain Holdings]] received a [[Registry Agreement]] signed by [[ICANN]] for .work 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>

==Name Collision Issues==

==Delegation==

In October 2013 [[ICANN]] released their final assessment and mitigation plan for the [[Name Collision]] issue that was facing the New gTLD program. On 18 November 2013, ICANN announced the applied-for strings that were eligible for an alternative path towards delegation that would allow applicants to proceed without waiting for further mitigation research and plans to be published. 25 strings, including .work, were not eligible for the alternative path, and will have to wait for more plans to be published before continuing towards delegation.<ref>[https://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/announcement-2-17nov13-en Announcement 17 Nov 13, ICANN.org] Retrieved 20 Feb 2014</ref>

.work was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] of the [[DNS]] on the 23rd September 2014, completing the successful application for the string.<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings ICANN delegated strings] Retrieved 5th December 2014.</ref>

 

==References==

==References==