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|category = [[:Category:Education New gTLDs|Education]] | |category = [[:Category:Education New gTLDs|Education]] | ||
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|priority = 789 - [[Donuts]] (Trixy Cover, LLC)<br>1621 - [[XYZ.COM LLC]] | |priority = 789 - <s>[[Donuts]] (Trixy Cover, LLC)</s><br>1621 - [[XYZ.COM LLC]] | ||
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'''.college''' is a proposed [[TLD]] to the [[New gTLD Program]] of [[ICANN]]. | '''.college''' is a proposed [[TLD]] to the [[New gTLD Program]] of [[ICANN]]. There were originally two applicants for this TLD, [[XYZ.COM LLC]] and [[Donuts]], but the former won the contention set in a [[gTLD Auctions|private gTLD auction]] for an undisclosed amount. It was auctioned off in the first round of such auctions held by [[Cramton Associates]] in June 2013.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/13389-donuts-loses-five-of-the-first-six-new-gtld-auctions Donuts Loses Five of the First Six New gTLD Auctions, DomainIncite.com]</ref> | ||
[[XYZ.COM LLC]], the company is owned by domain name investor [[Daniel Negari]] who also applied for the strings [[.now]] and [[.xyz]]. [[CentralNic]] will provide back-end registry solutions. <ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/06/13/domainer-daniel-negari-throws-his-hat-in-the-ring-applies-for-3-new-gtlds/ Domainer Daniel Negari Throws His Hat In The Ring & Applies For 3 New gTLD’s]</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 16:21, 13 June 2013
| Status: | Proposed |
| Type: | Generic |
| Category: | Education |
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.college is a proposed TLD to the New gTLD Program of ICANN. There were originally two applicants for this TLD, XYZ.COM LLC and Donuts, but the former won the contention set in a private gTLD auction for an undisclosed amount. It was auctioned off in the first round of such auctions held by Cramton Associates in June 2013.[1]
XYZ.COM LLC, the company is owned by domain name investor Daniel Negari who also applied for the strings .now and .xyz. CentralNic will provide back-end registry solutions. [2]