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{{TLD|
{{TLD|
|logo =
|logo =
|status = Proposed
|status = Delegated
|manager =
|manager =
|country =
|country =
|category = [[:Category:Technology New gTLDs|Technology]]
|category = [[:Category:Technology New gTLDs|Technology]]
|community =
|community =
|priority = 186 - [[Donuts]] (Pioneer Gardens, LLC)<br>223 - [[Dot Tech LLC]]<br>1642 - [[Uniregistry]], Corp.
|priority = <s>186 - [[Donuts]] (Pioneer Gardens, LLC)<br>223 - [[Dot Tech LLC]]</s><br>1642 - [[Uniregistry]], Corp.
|keypeople =
|keypeople =
}}
}}
'''.help''' is a proposed [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]].
'''.help''' is a [[gTLD]] that was proposed in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. After a [[Private auction]] in May 2014, [[Uniregistry]] became the only applicant for the string. [[Uniregistry]] is now the [[Registry Operator]], and .help was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] of the [[DNS]] on the 16th August 2014.<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings ICANN delegated strings] Retrieved 5th December 2014.</ref>
==Applicants==
# [[Donuts]] (Pioneer Gardens, LLC)
==Background==
=== Successful Applicant===
# Uniregistry, Corp.<ref>[http://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/viewstatus Help Status, ICANN.org]</ref>
===Previous Applicants===
# [[Donuts]] (Pioneer Gardens, LLC) - This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/723 here].
# [[Dot Tech LLC]]
# [[Dot Tech LLC]]
===Private Auction===
In a private auction conducted by [[Applicant Auction]] in May 2014, Uniregistry won the rights to .help over the other two applicants for an undisclosed amount.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/16767-ten-more-new-gtld-contests-settled-in-auction Ten more New gTLD Contests Settled in Auction, DomainIncite] Retrieved 3 June 2014</ref>
==Contract Signed==
On 26th June 2014, [[Uniregistry]] received a [[Registry Agreement]] signed by [[ICANN]] for .help after passing the [[Initial Evaluation]].<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries Registry Agreements, ICANN.org] Retrieved 05 December 2014</ref>
==Delegation and Availability==
.help was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] of the [[DNS]] on the 16th August, 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>
===Sunrise===
The [[Registry]] announced that the [[Sunrise Period]] for the string would begin on the 3rd September 2014, and end on the 3rd November 2014.<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/sunrise-claims-periods TLD Startup Information, ICANN.org] Retrieved 5th December 2014</ref>
==References==
==References==
[[Category:TLD]]
[[Category:TLD]]
[[Category:Technology New gTLDs|help]]
[[Category:Technology New gTLDs|help]]
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