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|status = Delegated
 
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|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.
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|priority = <s>186 - [[Donuts]] (Pioneer Gardens, LLC)<br>223 - [[Dot Tech LLC]]</s><br>1642 - [[Uniregistry]], Corp.
 
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'''.help''' is a proposed [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]].  
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'''.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>
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==Applicants==
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# [[Donuts]] (Pioneer Gardens, LLC)
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==Background==
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=== Successful Applicant===
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# Uniregistry, Corp.<ref>[http://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/viewstatus Help Status, ICANN.org]</ref>
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===Previous Applicants===
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# [[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]]
# [[Uniregistry]], Corp.<ref>[http://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/viewstatus Help Status, ICANN.org]</ref>
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===Private Auction===
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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>
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==Contract Signed==
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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>
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==Delegation and Availability==
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.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>
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===Sunrise===
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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==
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[[Category:TLD]]
 
[[Category:Technology New gTLDs|help]]
 
[[Category:Technology New gTLDs|help]]
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