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{{TLD| | {{TLD| | ||
|logo = | |logo = | ||
|status = | |status = Delegated | ||
|manager = [[Public Interest Registry]] (PIR) | |manager = [[Public Interest Registry]] (PIR) | ||
|country = | |country = | ||
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|registryprovider = [[Afilias]] | |registryprovider = [[Afilias]] | ||
|registrations = | |registrations = | ||
|date = | |date = 28 July 2014 | ||
|type = [[Community TLD]] | |type = [[Community TLD]] | ||
|category= [[:Category: Industry New gTLDs|Industry]] | |category= [[:Category: Industry New gTLDs|Industry]] | ||
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|keypeople = [[Brian Cute]], CEO of PIR | |keypeople = [[Brian Cute]], CEO of PIR | ||
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'''.ong''' is a | '''.ong''' is a [[Community gTLD]] delegated to the [[New gTLD Program]] of the [[ICANN|Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers]]. [[Public Interest Registry]] (PIR) manages the TLD and is its [[Registry]]. The proposed application succeeded and was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] on 28 July, 2014.<ref name="delegation">[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings Delegated String, ICANN.org] Retrieved 03 Apr 2015</ref> | ||
The term "ong" is an abbreviation for non-government organizations in Romance languages, French: "Organisation Non Gouvernementale," Spanish: "Organizacion No Gubernamental," Portuguese: "Organizacao Nao Governamental, Italian: "Organizzazioni Non Governative", and Romanian: "organizație neguvernamentală". PIR is also applying for the .ngo string to cater to all the non-profit organizations world wide. PIR is the registr operator of the [[.org]] generic top level domain name [[gTLD]]. <ref>[http://www.itwire.com/it-industry-news/development/55127-ngo-and-ong-tlds-proposed .ngo and .ong TLDs proposed]. ITWire. Published 2012 June 1.</ref> | |||
[[Brian Cute]], CEO of PIR said that the decision of the company to apply for the .ong and .ngo strings is natural fit for PIR, "since our founding in 2002, PIR has been serving the public interest and not-for-profit organizations, including those in the underserved markets. <ref> | [[Brian Cute]], CEO of PIR said that the decision of the company to apply for the .ong and .ngo strings is natural fit for PIR, "since our founding in 2002, PIR has been serving the public interest and not-for-profit organizations, including those in the underserved markets. <ref> | ||