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'''.auto''' is a proposed new generic top level domain name ([[gTLD]]) to the [[New gTLD Program]] of [[ICANN]]. | '''.auto''' is a proposed new generic top level domain name ([[gTLD]]) to the [[New gTLD Program]] of [[ICANN]]. Uniregistry became the sole applicant for the string after a private auction in September 2014. | ||
==Current Applicants== | ==Current Applicants== | ||
# [[Uniregistry]], Corp., the string is one of the 54 new gTLDs applied for by the company. <ref>[http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57450838-93/here-comes-the-greatest-internet-landgrab-in-history/ Here comes the greatest Internet landgrab in history]</ref> | |||
==Previous Applicants== | |||
# [[Dot Auto LLC]], Tess Pattisson Wade is listed as contact person for the company | # [[Dot Auto LLC]], Tess Pattisson Wade is listed as contact person for the company | ||
# [[Fegistry, LLC]], [[Jay Westerdal]], founder of [[Name Intelligence]], is the contact person. | # [[Fegistry, LLC]], [[Jay Westerdal]], founder of [[Name Intelligence]], is the contact person. | ||
# [[Donuts]] (Big Maple, LLC), represented by Daniel Schindler, EVP of [[Donuts]], which applied for 307 new gTLDs.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/06/05/donuts-raises-100-million-applies-for-307-new-tlds/ Donuts raises $100 million, applies for 307 new TLDs]</ref> This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/880 here]. | # [[Donuts]] (Big Maple, LLC), represented by Daniel Schindler, EVP of [[Donuts]], which applied for 307 new gTLDs.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/06/05/donuts-raises-100-million-applies-for-307-new-tlds/ Donuts raises $100 million, applies for 307 new TLDs]</ref> This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/880 here]. | ||
==Private Auction== | |||
A [[private auction]] concluded in September 2014 that left Uniregistry as the sole applicant for .auto. The other applicants withdrew their applications and the winning bid was not disclosed.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/17418-afilias-loses-chinese-info-as-seven-more-new-gtld-auctions-conclude Seven More New gTLD Auctions Conclude] ''DomainIncite'' by Kevin Murphy; Retrieved 24 Sept 2014</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 22:55, 24 September 2014
| Status: | Proposed |
| Type: | Generic |
| Category: | Industry |
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.auto is a proposed new generic top level domain name (gTLD) to the New gTLD Program of ICANN. Uniregistry became the sole applicant for the string after a private auction in September 2014.
Current Applicants
- Uniregistry, Corp., the string is one of the 54 new gTLDs applied for by the company. [1]
Previous Applicants
- Dot Auto LLC, Tess Pattisson Wade is listed as contact person for the company
- Fegistry, LLC, Jay Westerdal, founder of Name Intelligence, is the contact person.
- Donuts (Big Maple, LLC), represented by Daniel Schindler, EVP of Donuts, which applied for 307 new gTLDs.[2] This applicant submitted a Public Interest Commitment, which can be downloaded here.
Private Auction
A private auction concluded in September 2014 that left Uniregistry as the sole applicant for .auto. The other applicants withdrew their applications and the winning bid was not disclosed.[3]
References
- ↑ Here comes the greatest Internet landgrab in history
- ↑ Donuts raises $100 million, applies for 307 new TLDs
- ↑ Seven More New gTLD Auctions Conclude DomainIncite by Kevin Murphy; Retrieved 24 Sept 2014