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# [[Xiamen 35.com Technology Co., Ltd]]<ref>[http://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/viewstatus Life Status, ICANN.org]</ref>
# [[Xiamen 35.com Technology Co., Ltd]]<ref>[http://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/viewstatus Life Status, ICANN.org]</ref>
===Auction===
===Auction===
It was announced on 19 Dec 2013 that [[Donuts]] won in a private auction against all other applicants the right to .life. Donuts is now the sole remaining applicant and CompassRose.Life Inc. and Xiamen 35.com Technology will receive a pay-off from Donuts in return for withdrawing their applications. The auction was administered by [[Applicant Auction]].<ref>[http://domainincite.com/15374-donuts-officially-richer-than-god-after-winning-three-new-gtld-auctions Donuts Officially Richer than God after Winning 3 New gTLD Auctions, DomainIncite] Retrieved 19 Dec 2013</ref>
It was announced on 19 Dec 2013 that [[Donuts]] won in a private auction against all other applicants the right to .life. Donuts became the sole remaining applicant and CompassRose.Life Inc. and Xiamen 35.com Technology received a pay-off from Donuts in return for withdrawing their applications. The auction was administered by [[Applicant Auction]].<ref>[http://domainincite.com/15374-donuts-officially-richer-than-god-after-winning-three-new-gtld-auctions Donuts Officially Richer than God after Winning 3 New gTLD Auctions, DomainIncite] Retrieved 19 Dec 2013</ref>


===Contract Signed===
===Contract Signed===

Revision as of 21:58, 2 June 2014

Status: Delegated
Type: Generic
Category: Lifestyle

More information:

.life is a gTLD that was proposed in ICANN's New gTLD Program. Donuts' application succeeded and was delegated to the Root Zone on 15 May 2014, making the company the Registry Operator for the string.[1]

Background[edit | edit source]

Registry Operator[edit | edit source]

  1. Donuts (Trixy Oaks, LLC) - This applicant submitted a Public Interest Commitment, which can be downloaded here.

Previous Applicants[edit | edit source]

  1. CompassRose.Life Inc. - This applicant submitted a Public Interest Commitment, which can be downloaded here. The TLD failed its initial evaluation in June 2013 due to its responses to the financial questions in the application; it subsequently requested and passed extended evaluation.[2][3]
  2. Xiamen 35.com Technology Co., Ltd[4]

Auction[edit | edit source]

It was announced on 19 Dec 2013 that Donuts won in a private auction against all other applicants the right to .life. Donuts became the sole remaining applicant and CompassRose.Life Inc. and Xiamen 35.com Technology received a pay-off from Donuts in return for withdrawing their applications. The auction was administered by Applicant Auction.[5]

Contract Signed[edit | edit source]

On 06 February 2014 Donuts received a Registry Agreement signed by ICANN for .life after passing all the required processes needed to become a Registry Operator for the string.[6]

Delegation and Availability[edit | edit source]

.life was delegated to the Root Zone of the DNS on 15 May, 2014, completing the successful application for the string.[1]

References[edit | edit source]