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'''.coupon''' is a | '''.coupon''' is a [[gTLD]] delegated to the Root Zone in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]] on 13 February 2016. The registry operator is [[Amazon]].<ref>[https://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings Delegated Strings]</ref> | ||
There were several applicants, but after a private deal in June 2014, [[Amazon]] became the only applicant for the string. | |||
==Current Applicant== | |||
# [[Amazon]] - the company applied for 76 TLDs via its office in Luxembourg. <ref>[http://www.thebookseller.com/news/amazon-could-own-book-domains-grabs.html Amazon could own .book as domains up for grabs]</ref> | |||
===Previous Applicant=== | |||
# [[Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.]] (TLDH) - it is one of 68 applications that the company has filed 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> This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/1538 here]. | |||
==Private Deal== | |||
In June 2014 TLDH withdrew their application for .coupon, leaving Amazon as the only applicant. A private deal or auction was assumed to have been made, staving off an [[ICANN auction]] that was weeks away from occurring for .coupons in July 2014.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/16851-amazon-snubs-icann-auction-to-win-coupon-privately Amazon Snubs ICANN Auction to Win .coupon] (13 June 2014) Kevin Murphy, ''DomainIncite''; Retrieved 13 June 2014</ref> | |||
===TLDH & $15mm Auction Funding=== | |||
On February 26 2013, [[Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.]] announced that it had entered into a funding agreement worth $15 million to be used in the case of auction for a specific unnamed TLD. The investor will not receive ownership of the TLD but a share of future revenues. TLDH did not name the TLD that the funds are directed for, and it is in 11 head to head contentions and 12 featuring more than one contender.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2013/02/26/tldh-gets-up-to-15-million-for-a-single-top-level-domain-name-auction/ TLDh Gets 15 Million for A Single Top Level Domain Name Auction, DomainNameWire.com] Published and Retrieved 26 Feb 2013</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 12:22, 12 July 2016
| Status: | Proposed |
| Type: | Generic |
| Category: | Commerce |
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.coupon is a gTLD delegated to the Root Zone in ICANN's New gTLD Program on 13 February 2016. The registry operator is Amazon.[1]
There were several applicants, but after a private deal in June 2014, Amazon became the only applicant for the string.
Current Applicant[edit | edit source]
Previous Applicant[edit | edit source]
- Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd. (TLDH) - it is one of 68 applications that the company has filed on its own behalf.[3] This applicant submitted a Public Interest Commitment, which can be downloaded here.
Private Deal[edit | edit source]
In June 2014 TLDH withdrew their application for .coupon, leaving Amazon as the only applicant. A private deal or auction was assumed to have been made, staving off an ICANN auction that was weeks away from occurring for .coupons in July 2014.[4]
TLDH & $15mm Auction Funding[edit | edit source]
On February 26 2013, Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd. announced that it had entered into a funding agreement worth $15 million to be used in the case of auction for a specific unnamed TLD. The investor will not receive ownership of the TLD but a share of future revenues. TLDH did not name the TLD that the funds are directed for, and it is in 11 head to head contentions and 12 featuring more than one contender.[5]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Delegated Strings
- ↑ Amazon could own .book as domains up for grabs
- ↑ gTLD Application Update 92 applications submitted, TLDH.org
- ↑ Amazon Snubs ICANN Auction to Win .coupon (13 June 2014) Kevin Murphy, DomainIncite; Retrieved 13 June 2014
- ↑ TLDh Gets 15 Million for A Single Top Level Domain Name Auction, DomainNameWire.com Published and Retrieved 26 Feb 2013