Changes

*'''Financial:''' In order to properly administrate a nTLD, the applicant needs to have the financial stability to properly run and support the needs of the registry.

*'''Financial:''' In order to properly administrate a nTLD, the applicant needs to have the financial stability to properly run and support the needs of the registry.

*'''Technical and operational:''' Another initial evaluation check to make sure the applicants proposing nTLDs have the capability to run and support an entire registry for their nTLD(s).

*'''Technical and operational:''' Another initial evaluation check to make sure the applicants proposing nTLDs have the capability to run and support an entire registry for their nTLD(s).

*'''Registry services:''' During this evaluation, applicants will be checked to make sure the manner in which they will be registering their nTLD conforms to ICANN guidelines, and that the proposed use of a string, as expressed in the application, meshes with the ICANN guidelines concerning how to provide registry services."

*'''Registry services:''' During this evaluation, applicants will be checked to make sure the manner in which they will be registering their nTLD conforms to ICANN guidelines, and that the proposed use of a string, as expressed in the application, meshes with the ICANN guidelines concerning how to provide registry services."<ref>[http://www.name.com/blog/ntlds/2013/03/whats-next-for-the-ntlds-an-overview-of-icanns-initial-evaluation-timeline-and-process/ Name.com] Retrieved 06 Nov 2013</ref>