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'''.chat''' is a proposed [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]].
'''.chat''' is an active [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. [[Donuts]] (Sand Fields, LLC) manages the TLD and is its [[Registry]]. The proposed application succeeded and was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] on 20 February, 2015.<ref name="delegation">[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings Delegated String, ICANN.org] Retrieved 22 February 2015</ref> The [[TLD]] became generally available May 20, 2015. <ref>https://support.godaddy.com/help/article/15831/about-chat-domain-names</ref>


==Current Applicants==
 
==Applicants==
===Current Applicant===
The applicants for the .chat TLD are: <ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/application-results/strings-1200utc-13jun12-en Reveal Day 13 June 2012 – New gTLD Applied-For Strings]</ref>
The applicants for the .chat TLD are: <ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/application-results/strings-1200utc-13jun12-en Reveal Day 13 June 2012 – New gTLD Applied-For Strings]</ref>
# [[Donuts]] (Sand Fields, LLC), a start-up registry operator that filed for 307 new gTLDs. <ref>
[http://www.domainnamenews.com/new-gtlds/donuts-inc-eye-popping-list-of-307-new-top-level-domains/11730 Donuts Inc eye popping list of 307 new top-level domains]</ref> This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/846 here].
====Private Auction====
A [[private auction]] resolved the contention set for this string in November 2014, with Donuts winning the rights for the gTLD.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/17622-battles-for-chat-style-tennis-bingo-and-sas-are-over Battles for .chat, .style, .tennis, .bingo, and .sas Are Over] ''By Kevin Murphy, DomainIncite.com''; Retrieved 13 Nov 2014</ref>
===Previous Applicants===
# [[Top Level Spectrum, Inc.]], [[Jay Westerdal]], is the president of the company. He is also the founder & CEO of [[Name Intelligence]], a company that offers solutions for centralized domain management and intellectual property protection.
# [[Radix]], .chat is one of 31 applications submitted by the company.<ref>[http://www.radixregistry.com/index.php RadixRegistry.com]</ref>
# [[Radix]], .chat is one of 31 applications submitted by the company.<ref>[http://www.radixregistry.com/index.php RadixRegistry.com]</ref>
# [[Famous Four Media]] (dot Chat Limited), a registry service provider based in Gibraltar that applied for 61 new gTLDs. <ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/06/13/famous-four-media-applies-for-61-generic-tlds-poker-bet-bingo-casino-win/comment-page-1/  Famous Four Media Applies For 61 Generic TLD’s...]</ref>
# [[Famous Four Media]] (dot Chat Limited), a registry service provider based in Gibraltar that applied for 61 new gTLDs. <ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/06/13/famous-four-media-applies-for-61-generic-tlds-poker-bet-bingo-casino-win/comment-page-1/  Famous Four Media Applies For 61 Generic TLD’s...]</ref>
# [[Donuts]] (Sand Fields, LLC), a start-up registry operator that filed for 307 new gTLDs. <ref>
 
[http://www.domainnamenews.com/new-gtlds/donuts-inc-eye-popping-list-of-307-new-top-level-domains/11730 Donuts Inc eye popping list of 307 new top-level domains]</ref>
====Radix====
# [[Top Level Spectrum, Inc.]], [[Jay Westerdal]], is the president of the company. He is also the founder & CEO of [[Name Intelligence]], a company that offers solutions for centralized domain management and intellectual property protection.
Radix received a [[GAC]] Early Warning as an entire applicant, where each one of the applicants was flagged by the U.S. Government. This seems to be the only time a portfolio applicant had all of their applications warned. The issue does not deal with the technical capabilities or thematic content of their applications, but rather the inclusion of an email address associated with the US' Federal Bureau of Investigation. It seems that Radix included correspondence with this address as a recommendation with each of their applications.<ref>[https://gacweb.icann.org/download/attachments/22938690/RadixReg-US-31.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1353452704000 RadixReg. GACweb.ICANN.org] Retrieved 27 Nov 2012</ref>
===Radix===
 
Radix received a [[GAC]] Early Warning as an entire applicant, where each one of the applicants was flagged by the U.S. Government. This seems to be the only time a portfolio applicant had all of their applications warned. The issue does not deal with the technical capabilities or thematic content of their applications, but rather the inclusion of an email address associated with the US' Federal Bureau of Investigation. It seems that Radix included correspondence with this address as a recommendation with each of their applications.<ref>[https://gacweb.icann.org/download/attachments/22938690/RadixReg-US-31.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1353452704000 RadixReg. GACweb.ICANN.org] Retrieved 27 Nov 2012</ref>  
==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 16:49, 11 August 2016

Status: Active
Date Implemented: 20 May 2015
Type: Generic
Category: Technology
More information:

.chat is an active TLD in ICANN's New gTLD Program. Donuts (Sand Fields, LLC) manages the TLD and is its Registry. The proposed application succeeded and was delegated to the Root Zone on 20 February, 2015.[1] The TLD became generally available May 20, 2015. [2]


Applicants[edit | edit source]

Current Applicant[edit | edit source]

The applicants for the .chat TLD are: [3]

  1. Donuts (Sand Fields, LLC), a start-up registry operator that filed for 307 new gTLDs. [4] This applicant submitted a Public Interest Commitment, which can be downloaded here.

Private Auction[edit | edit source]

A private auction resolved the contention set for this string in November 2014, with Donuts winning the rights for the gTLD.[5]

Previous Applicants[edit | edit source]

  1. Top Level Spectrum, Inc., Jay Westerdal, is the president of the company. He is also the founder & CEO of Name Intelligence, a company that offers solutions for centralized domain management and intellectual property protection.
  2. Radix, .chat is one of 31 applications submitted by the company.[6]
  3. Famous Four Media (dot Chat Limited), a registry service provider based in Gibraltar that applied for 61 new gTLDs. [7]

Radix[edit | edit source]

Radix received a GAC Early Warning as an entire applicant, where each one of the applicants was flagged by the U.S. Government. This seems to be the only time a portfolio applicant had all of their applications warned. The issue does not deal with the technical capabilities or thematic content of their applications, but rather the inclusion of an email address associated with the US' Federal Bureau of Investigation. It seems that Radix included correspondence with this address as a recommendation with each of their applications.[8]

References[edit | edit source]

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