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<table border="1" style="border-style: solid; border-color: darkgray; border-collapse: collapse" width="63%" cellpadding="6" width="900px"><tr><td width="15%">'''TLD'''</td><td width="45%>'''Applicant(s)'''</td><td width="20%">'''Registry Provider'''</td><td width="20%">'''Notes'''</td></tr>
<table border="1" style="border-style: solid; border-color: darkgray; border-collapse: collapse" width="63%" cellpadding="6" width="900px"><tr><td width="15%">'''TLD'''</td><td width="45%>'''Applicant(s)'''</td><td width="20%">'''Registry Provider'''</td><td width="20%">'''Notes'''</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[.africa]]</td><td>
    <tr class="firstRow">
* [[DotConnectAfrica]] (DCA)
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.abudhabi]]</td>
* [[AfTLD]]
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[Government of Abu Dhabi]] Abu Dhabi Systems and Information Centre</td>
* [[ARC]]</td><td></td><td>[[String Contention]]</td></tr>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell"></td>
<tr><td>[[.afrique]]</td><td>[[Africa Top Level Domains]] (AfTLD)</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell"></td>
<tr><td>[[.arab]]</td><td>[[League of Arab States]]</td><td></td><td>Supported by [[ITU]],<br>Confirmed<ref>[http://www.tra.gov.ae/news370.php News370, TRA.gov.ae]</ref></td></tr>
    </tr>
<tr><td>[[.athens]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
    <tr>
<tr><td>[[.bangaluru]]</td><td>[[Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.]] with [[India TL Domain]]</td><td>[[Minds + Machines]]</td><td>Confirmed<ref>[http://domainincite.com/mm-in-bizarre-bengaluru-gtld-bid/ MM In Bizarre Negaluru gTLD Bid, DomainIncite.com]</ref>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[ابوظبي.]]</td>
<tr><td>[[.bayern]]</td><td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[Abu Dhabi Systems and Information Centre]]</td>
* [[dotBayern]] e.V.
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell"></td>
* [[Bayern Connect]]</td><td>[[Minds + Machines]] (Bayern Connect)<ref>[http://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/38043/top-level-domain-holdings-to-help-register-bayern-domain-38043.html Top Level Domain Holdings to Help Register Bayern Domain, ProactiveInvestors.co.uk]</ref></td><td>[[String Contention]]</td></tr>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell">Abu Dhabi</td>
<tr><td>[[.berlin]]</td><td>
    </tr>
* [[dotBERLIN]] GmbH
    <tr>
* [[Unite Berlin]]</td><td></td><td>[[String Contention]],<br>Confirmed<ref>[http://dotberlin.de/ DotBERLIN.de]</ref><ref>[http://www.uniteberlin.de/ UniteBerlin.de]</ref></td></tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.africa]]</td>
<tr><td>[[.bzh]]</td><td>[[PointBZH]]</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[AfTLD]] [[UniForum SA]] UniForum SA (NPC) trading as Registry.Africa</td>
<tr><td>[[.budapest]]</td><td>[[Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.]]</td><td>[[Minds + Machines]]</td><td>Confirmed<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/05/21/tldh-adds-budapest-to-its-location-top-level-domains/ TLDH adds Budapest to its Location Top Level Domains]</ref>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell">[[UniForum SA]]</td>
<tr><td>[[.capetown]]</td><td>[[UniForum SA]]</td><td>[[UniForum SA]]</td><td>Confirmed<ref>[http://domainincite.com/three-south-african-city-gtlds-announced/ Three South African City gTLDs Announced, DomainIncite.com]</ref></td></tr>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell"></td>
<tr><td>[[.chicago]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
    </tr>
<tr><td>[[.cymru]]</td><td>The [[Welsh Government]]</td><td>[[Nominet]]</td><td>Confirmed<ref>[http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=9074 Latest, Nominet.org]</ref></td></tr>
    <tr>
<tr><td>[[.durban]]</td><td>[[UniForum SA]]</td><td>[[UniForum SA]]</td><td>Confirmed<ref>[http://domainincite.com/three-south-african-city-gtlds-announced/ Three South African City gTLDs Announced, DomainIncite.com]</ref></td></tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.alsace]]</td>
<tr><td>[[.eac]]</td><td>[[East African Community]] (EAC)</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[Government of Alsace]] Alsace Region </td>
<tr><td>[[.eng]]</td><td>[[dot.eng]]</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell"></td>
<tr><td>[[.florida]]</td><td>[[dotFlorida LLC]]</td><td></td><td>[[Alexander Schubert]] is the founder<ref>[http://www.dotflorida.org/dotflorida-team/ DotFlorida Team, DotFlorida.org]</ref></td></tr>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell"></td>
<tr><td>[[.fra]]</td><td>[[A-FRA]]</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
    </tr>
<tr><td>[[.gent]]</td><td>The [[City of Gent]]</td><td>[[OpenRegistry]]</td><td>Confirmed,<ref>[http://domainincite.com/openregistry-wins-gent-registry-deal/ OpenRegistry Wins Gent Registry Deal, DomainIncite.com]</ref><br>Partnered with [[City TLD]]</td></tr>
    <tr>
<tr><td>[[.hamburg]]</td><td>[[Hamburg Top-Level-Domain GmbH]]</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.amsterdam]]</td>
<tr><td>[[.hof]]</td><td>The [[City of Hof]] with [[HFO Telecom AG]]</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[Government of Amsterdam]] City of Amsterdam</td>
<tr><td>[[.joburg]]</td><td>[[UniForum SA]]</td><td>[[UniForum SA]]</td><td>Confirmed<ref>[http://domainincite.com/three-south-african-city-gtlds-announced/ Three South African City gTLDs Announced, DomainIncite.com]</ref></td></tr>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell"></td>
<tr><td>[[.ker]]</td><td>[[dotKer]]</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell"></td>
<tr><td>[[.koeln]]</td><td>[[dotKöln]]</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
    </tr>
<tr><td>[[.kyoto]]</td><td>[[Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics]]</td><td></td><td>Confirmed<ref>[http://urbanbrain.jp/en/tag/kyoto/ A Look At How the New TLD Space is Shaping up in Japan]</ref></td></tr>
    <tr>
<tr><td>[[.london]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.aquitaine]]</td>
<tr><td>[[.madrid]]</td><td>[[Punto Madrid]]</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[Government of Aquitaine]] Aquitaine Region</td>
<tr><td>[[.masr]]</td><td>[[NTRA|National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority]] (NTRA)</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell"></td>
<tr><td>[[.melbourne]]</td><td>[[Government of Victoria]]</td><td>[[ARI Registry Services]]</td><td>Confirmed<ref>[http://www.ariservices.com/news-ari_wins_tender_for_melbourne_and_sydney.php News ARI Wins Tender for Melbourne and Sydney, ARIServices.com]</ref></td></tr>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell"></td>
<tr><td>[[.miami]]</td><td>[[Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.]]</td><td>[[Minds + Machines]]</td><td>Confirmed<ref>[http://domainincite.com/mm-joins-music-fight/ DomainIncite.com]</ref></td></tr>
    </tr>
<tr><td>[[.moscow]]</td><td>[[Foundation for Assistance for Internet Technologies and Infrastructure Development]] (FAITID)</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
    <tr>
<tr><td>[[.mumbai]]</td><td>[[Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.]] with [[India TL Domain]] (Unclear)</td><td>[[Minds + Machines]] (Unclear)<ref>[http://www.tldh.org/2011/05/corporate-update-minds-machines-chosen-as-registry-provider-for-mumbai/ Corporate update Minds Machines Chosen As registry Provider for Mumbai, TLDH.org]</ref></td><td></td></tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.bar]]</td>
<tr><td>[[.nagoya]]</td><td>[[GMO Registry]]</td><td>[[GMO Registry]]</td><td>Confirmed<ref>[http://www.seattlepi.com/business/press-releases/article/GMO-Registry-Receives-Letter-of-Support-from-City-3426107.php GMO Registry Recieves Letter of Support from City]</ref>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[Punto 2012 Sociedad Anonima de Capital Variable]]</td>
<tr><td>[[.nrw]]</td><td>[[Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.]]</td><td>[[Minds + Machines]]</td><td>Confirmed, NRW stands for the German state of North-Rhine Westphalia</td></tr>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell"></td>
<tr><td>[[.nyc]]</td><td>NYC's [[Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications]] (DoITT)</td><td>[[Neustar]]</td><td>Confirmed<ref>[http://www.informationweek.com/news/government/state-local/232700077 News, InformationWeek.com]</ref></td></tr>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell"></td>
<tr><td>[[.okinawa]]</td><td>
    </tr>
* [[Business Ralliart Inc.]]
    <tr>
* [[GMO Registry]]</td><td></td><td>Confirmed,<br>String Contention Possible<ref>[http://domainincite.com/japan-gets-two-new-geo-tld-projects/ Japan Gets Two New Geo TLD Projects, DomainIncite.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.gmo.jp/en/news/article/?id=502 News Article, GMO.jp]</ref></td>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.barcelona]]</td>
<tr><td>[[.osaka]]</td><td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[Government of Barcelona]] City of Barcelona</td>
* [[GMO Registry]]
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell"></td>
* [[Interlink]]
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell">Community.</td>
* [[ Business Ralliart Inc.]]
    </tr>
* [[Future Spirits]]</td><td></td><td>Confirmed,<br>String Contention Possible<ref>[http://domainincite.com/four-companies-given-ok-for-osaka/ 4 Companies Given Ok for Osaka, DomainIncite.com]</ref></td></tr>
    <tr>
<tr><td>[[.paris]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.bayern]]</td>
<tr><td>[[.que]]</td><td>[[PointQuébec]]</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[Top Level Domain Holdings]] w/ [[Bayern Connect]]</td>
<tr><td>[[.quebec]]</td><td>[[PointQuébec]]</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell">[[Minds + Machines]]<ref>[http://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/38043/top-level-domain-holdings-to-help-register-bayern-domain-38043.html Top Level Domain Holdings to Help Register Bayern Domain, ProactiveInvestors.co.uk]</ref></td>
<tr><td>[[.riga]]</td><td>[[dotRiga]]</td><td></td><td>[[Alexander Schubert]] is the Project Manager<ref>[http://www.dotriga.org/contact/ Contact, DotRiga.org]</ref></td></tr>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell"></td>
<tr><td>[[.roma]]</td><td>[[Roma TLD]] S.r.l.</td><td></td><td>Member of [[DotCities]]</td></tr>
    </tr>
<tr><td>[[.ryukyu]]</td><td>
    <tr>
* [[Business Ralliart Inc.]]
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.berlin]]</td>
* [[GMO Registry]]</td><td></td><td>Confirmed,<br> String Contention Possible<ref>[http://domainincite.com/japan-gets-two-new-geo-tld-projects/ Japan Gets Two New Geo TLD Projects, DomainIncite.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.gmo.jp/en/news/article/?id=502 News Article, GMO.jp]</ref></td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[dotBERLIN]] GmbH</td>
<tr><td>[[.saarland]]</td><td>[[dotSaarland eV]]</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell"></td>
<tr><td>[[.scot]]</td><td>[[Dot Scot Registry]]</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell">Community.</td>
<tr><td>[[.seattle]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
    </tr>
<tr><td>[[.seoul]]</td><td>The [[City of Seoul]]</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
    <tr>
<tr><td>[[.sydney]]</td><td>[[Government of New South Wales]]</td><td>[[ARI Registry Services]]</td><td>Confirmed<ref>[http://www.ariservices.com/news-ari_wins_tender_for_melbourne_and_sydney.php ARI Wins Tender For Melbourne and Sydney, ARIServices.com]</ref></td></tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.boston]]</td>
<tr><td>[[.tat]]</td><td>[[dot tat]]</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[Boston Globe]]</td>
<tr><td>[[.tokyo]]</td><td>[[DotTokyo]]</td><td>[[GMO Registry]]</td><td></td></tr>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell"></td>
<tr><td>[[.toulouse]]</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell"></td>
<tr><td>[[.val]]</td><td>[[puntVAL]]</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
    </tr>
<tr><td>[[.vegas]]</td><td>[[Dot Vegas Inc.]]</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
    <tr>
<tr><td>[[.victoria]]</td><td>[[Government of Victoria]]</td><td>[[ARI Registry Services]]</td><td>Confirmed<ref>[http://www.ariservices.com/news-ari_wins_tender_for_melbourne_and_sydney.php News ARI Wins Tender For Melbourne and Sydney, ARIServices.com]</ref>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.brussels]]</td>
<tr><td>[[.vlaanderen]]</td><td>[[DNS.be]]</td><td>[[DNS.be]]</td><td>Working with [[Nic.at]] on application.<br>Confirmed<ref>[http://domainincite.com/mm-joins-music-fight/ MM Joins Music Fight, DomainIncite.com]</ref>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[DNS.be]]</td>
<tr><td>[[.volga]]</td><td>[[Foundation for Assistance for Internet Technologies and Infrastructure Development]] (FAITID)</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell"></td>
<tr><td>[[.wales]]</td><td>The [[Welsh Government]]</td><td>[[Nominet]]</td><td>Confirmed<ref>[http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=9074 Latest, Nominet.org]</ref></tr>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell"></td>
<tr><td>[[.wien]]</td><td>[[DotWien]]</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
    </tr>
<tr><td>[[.yokohama]]</td><td>[[Yokohama City]]</td><td>[[GMO Registry]]</td><td>Confirmed<ref>[http://japan.internet.com/busnews/20120313/6.html BusNews, Japan.Internet.com]</ref></td></tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.budapest]]</td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[Top Level Domain Holdings]]</td>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell">[[Minds + Machines]]</td>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell">Confirmed<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/05/21/tldh-adds-budapest-to-its-location-top-level-domains/ TLDH adds Budapest to its Location Top Level Domains]</ref></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.capetown]]</td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[UniForum SA]]</td>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell">[[UniForum SA]]</td>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell">Confirmed<ref>[http://domainincite.com/three-south-african-city-gtlds-announced/ Three South African City gTLDs Announced, DomainIncite.com]</ref></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.catalonia]]</td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[Government of Catalonia]]</td>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell"></td>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell"></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.cologne]]</td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[Government of Cologne]] [[NetCologne]] NetCologne Gesellschaft f√ºr Telekommunikation mbH</td>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell"></td>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell"></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.cymru]]</td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">The [[Welsh Government]]</td>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell">[[Nominet]]</td>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell">Confirmed<ref>[http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=9074 Latest, Nominet.org]</ref></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.doha]]</td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[Government of Qatar]] The Supreme Council of Information and Communication Technology ‚ÄúictQATAR‚Äù</td>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell"></td>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell"></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.dotafrica]]</td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[DotConnectAfrica]] (DCA)        </td>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell"></td>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell"></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.dubai]]</td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[Government of Dubai]] Dubai eGovernment Department</td>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell"></td>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell"></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.durban]]</td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[UniForum SA]]</td>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell">[[UniForum SA]]</td>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell">Confirmed<ref>[http://domainincite.com/three-south-african-city-gtlds-announced/ Three South African City gTLDs Announced, DomainIncite.com]</ref></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.frl]]</td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[Metaregistrar]]</td>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell"></td>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell"></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.佛山]]</td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[Guangzhou YU Wei Information Technology Co., Ltd.]]</td>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell"></td>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell">Chinese script for Foshan.</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.gent]]</td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">The [[City of Gent]]</td>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell">[[OpenRegistry]]</td>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell">Confirmed.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/openregistry-wins-gent-registry-deal/ OpenRegistry Wins Gent Registry Deal, DomainIncite.com]</ref></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.广东]]</td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[Guangzhou YU Wei Information Technology Co., Ltd.]]</td>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell"></td>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell">Chinese script for Guangdong.</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.广东]]</td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[Xinhua News Agency Guangdong Branch]]</td>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell"></td>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell">Chinese script for Guangdong.</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.广州]]</td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[Guangzhou YU Wei Information Technology Co., Ltd.]]</td>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell"></td>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell">Chinese script for Guangzhou.</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.hamburg]]</td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[Hamburg Top-Level-Domain GmbH]]</td>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell"></td>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell">Community.</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.helsinki]]</td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[Government of Helsinki]] City of Helsinki</td>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell"></td>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell"></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.ist]]</td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[Government of Istanbul]] Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality</td>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell"></td>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell"></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.istanbul]]</td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[Government of Istanbul]] Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality</td>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell"></td>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell"></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.joburg]]</td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[UniForum SA]]</td>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell">[[UniForum SA]]</td>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell">Confirmed.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/three-south-african-city-gtlds-announced/ Three South African City gTLDs Announced, DomainIncite.com]</ref></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.koeln]]</td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[dotK√∂ln]]</td>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell"></td>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell"></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.kyoto]]</td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[Kyoto Gakuen University]]</td>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell"></td>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell">Confirmed.<ref>[https://twitter.com/#!/dotKyoto/status/175210245738602496, dotKyoto Twitter, 5.1.2012, twitter.com]</ref></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.london]]</td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[Dot London Domains Limited]] [[Top Level Domain Holdings]]</td>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell">[[Minds + Machines]]</td>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell"></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.madrid]]</td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[Comunidad de Madrid]]</td>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell"></td>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell">Community.</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.melbourne]]</td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[Government of Victoria]]</td>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell">[[ARI Registry Services]]</td>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell">Confirmed.<ref>[http://www.ariservices.com/news-ari_wins_tender_for_melbourne_and_sydney.php News ARI Wins Tender for Melbourne and Sydney, ARIServices.com]</ref></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.miami]]</td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[Top Level Domain Holdings]]</td>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell">[[Minds + Machines]]</td>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell">Confirmed<ref>[http://domainincite.com/mm-joins-music-fight/ DomainIncite.com]</ref></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.moscow]]</td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[Foundation for Assistance for Internet Technologies and Infrastructure Development]] (FAITID)</td>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell"></td>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell"></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.москва]]</td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[Foundation for Assistance for Internet Technologies and Infrastructure Development]] (FAITID)</td>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell"></td>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell">IDN version of &#34;.moscow&#34;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.nagoya]]</td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[GMO Registry]]</td>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell">[[GMO Registry]]</td>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell">Confirmed<ref>[http://www.seattlepi.com/business/press-releases/article/GMO-Registry-Receives-Letter-of-Support-from-City-3426107.php GMO Registry Recieves Letter of Support from City]</ref></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.nrw]]</td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[Top Level Domain Holdings]]</td>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell">[[Minds + Machines]]</td>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell">Confirmed, NRW stands for the German state of North-Rhine Westphalia</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.nyc]]</td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">NYC's [[Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications]] (DoITT)</td>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell">[[Neustar]]</td>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell">Confirmed.<ref>[http://www.informationweek.com/news/government/state-local/232700077 News, InformationWeek.com]</ref></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.okinawa]]</td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[Business Ralliart Inc.]]</td>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell"></td>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell">Confirmed, No longer contested. <ref>[http://domainincite.com/japan-gets-two-new-geo-tld-projects/ Japan Gets Two New Geo TLD Projects, DomainIncite.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.gmo.jp/en/news/article/?id=502 News Article, GMO.jp]</ref></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.osaka]]</td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[GMO Registry]]</td>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell"></td>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell">Confirmed, [[String Contention]].<ref>[http://domainincite.com/four-companies-given-ok-for-osaka/ 4 Companies Given Ok for Osaka, DomainIncite.com]</ref></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.osaka]]</td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[Interlink]]</td>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell"></td>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell">[[String Contention]]. Community.</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.paris]]</td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[Government of Paris]] City of Paris</td>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell"></td>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell">Community.</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.quebec]]</td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[PointQu√©bec]]</td>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell"></td>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell">Community.</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.rio]]</td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[Government of Rio]] Empresa Municipal de Inform√°tica SA - IPLANRIO</td>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell"></td>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell"></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.roma]]</td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[Roma TLD]] S.r.l. [[Top Level Domain Holdings]]</td>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell"></td>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell">Member of [[DotCities]]</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.ryukyu]]</td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[Business Ralliart Inc.]]</td>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell"></td>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell">Confirmed. No longer contested. <ref>[http://domainincite.com/japan-gets-two-new-geo-tld-projects/ Japan Gets Two New Geo TLD Projects, DomainIncite.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.gmo.jp/en/news/article/?id=502 News Article, GMO.jp]</ref>. GMO's did not make the final application list.</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.saarland]]</td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[dotSaarland eV]]</td>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell"></td>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell"></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.scot]]</td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[Dot Scot Registry]]</td>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell"></td>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell">Community.</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.深圳]]</td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[Guangzhou YU Wei Information Technology Co., Ltd.]]</td>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell"></td>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell">Chinese script for Shenzhen.</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.stockholm]]</td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[City of Stockholm]]</td>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell"></td>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell"></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.sydney]]</td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[Government of New South Wales]]</td>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell">[[ARI Registry Services]]</td>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell">Confirmed<ref>[http://www.ariservices.com/news-ari_wins_tender_for_melbourne_and_sydney.php ARI Wins Tender For Melbourne and Sydney, ARIServices.com]</ref></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.taipei]]</td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[Government of Taipei]]</td>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell"></td>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell"></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.tirol]]</td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[DotWien]]</td>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell"></td>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell">Community.</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.tokyo]]</td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[DotTokyo]]</td>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell">[[GMO Registry]]</td>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell"></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.vegas]]</td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[Dot Vegas Inc.]]</td>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell"></td>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell"></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.vlaanderen]]</td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[DNS.be]]</td>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell">[[DNS.be]]</td>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell">Working with [[Nic.at]] on application. Confirmed<ref>[http://domainincite.com/mm-joins-music-fight/ MM Joins Music Fight, DomainIncite.com]</ref></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.wales]]</td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">The [[Welsh Government]]</td>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell">[[Nominet]]</td>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell">Confirmed<ref>[http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=9074 Latest, Nominet.org]</ref></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.wien]]</td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[DotWien]]</td>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell"></td>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell">Community.</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.yokohama]]</td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[Yokohama City]]</td>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell">[[GMO Registry]]</td>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell">Confirmed<ref>[http://japan.internet.com/busnews/20120313/6.html BusNews, Japan.Internet.com]</ref></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.zuerich]]</td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[Government of Zurich]]</td>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell"></td>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell"></td>
    </tr>
    <tr class="lastRow">
      <td class="''TLD'''-cell">[[.zulu]]</td>
      <td class="''Applicant(s)'''-cell">[[Top Level Domain Holdings]]</td>
      <td class="''Registry Provider'''-cell">[[Minds + Machines]]</td>
      <td class="''Notes'''-cell"></td>
    </tr>
</table>
</table>


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 19:07, 13 June 2012

Generic Applications &#151; Brand Applications &#151; IDN Applications

The following are proposed GeoTLD ventures:[1][2][3]

TLDApplicant(s)Registry ProviderNotes
.abudhabi Government of Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi Systems and Information Centre
ابوظبي. Abu Dhabi Systems and Information Centre Abu Dhabi
.africa AfTLD UniForum SA UniForum SA (NPC) trading as Registry.Africa UniForum SA
.alsace Government of Alsace Alsace Region
.amsterdam Government of Amsterdam City of Amsterdam
.aquitaine Government of Aquitaine Aquitaine Region
.bar Punto 2012 Sociedad Anonima de Capital Variable
.barcelona Government of Barcelona City of Barcelona Community.
.bayern Top Level Domain Holdings w/ Bayern Connect Minds + Machines[4]
.berlin dotBERLIN GmbH Community.
.boston Boston Globe
.brussels DNS.be
.budapest Top Level Domain Holdings Minds + Machines Confirmed[5]
.capetown UniForum SA UniForum SA Confirmed[6]
.catalonia Government of Catalonia
.cologne Government of Cologne NetCologne NetCologne Gesellschaft für Telekommunikation mbH
.cymru The Welsh Government Nominet Confirmed[7]
.doha Government of Qatar The Supreme Council of Information and Communication Technology “ictQATAR”
.dotafrica DotConnectAfrica (DCA)
.dubai Government of Dubai Dubai eGovernment Department
.durban UniForum SA UniForum SA Confirmed[8]
.frl Metaregistrar
.佛山 Guangzhou YU Wei Information Technology Co., Ltd. Chinese script for Foshan.
.gent The City of Gent OpenRegistry Confirmed.[9]
.广东 Guangzhou YU Wei Information Technology Co., Ltd. Chinese script for Guangdong.
.广东 Xinhua News Agency Guangdong Branch Chinese script for Guangdong.
.广州 Guangzhou YU Wei Information Technology Co., Ltd. Chinese script for Guangzhou.
.hamburg Hamburg Top-Level-Domain GmbH Community.
.helsinki [Government of Helsinki]] City of Helsinki
.ist Government of Istanbul Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
.istanbul Government of Istanbul Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
.joburg UniForum SA UniForum SA Confirmed.[10]
.koeln dotKöln
.kyoto Kyoto Gakuen University Confirmed.[11]
.london Dot London Domains Limited Top Level Domain Holdings Minds + Machines
.madrid Comunidad de Madrid Community.
.melbourne Government of Victoria ARI Registry Services Confirmed.[12]
.miami Top Level Domain Holdings Minds + Machines Confirmed[13]
.moscow Foundation for Assistance for Internet Technologies and Infrastructure Development (FAITID)
.москва Foundation for Assistance for Internet Technologies and Infrastructure Development (FAITID) IDN version of ".moscow"
.nagoya GMO Registry GMO Registry Confirmed[14]
.nrw Top Level Domain Holdings Minds + Machines Confirmed, NRW stands for the German state of North-Rhine Westphalia
.nyc NYC's Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DoITT) Neustar Confirmed.[15]
.okinawa Business Ralliart Inc. Confirmed, No longer contested. [16][17]
.osaka GMO Registry Confirmed, String Contention.[18]
.osaka Interlink String Contention. Community.
.paris Government of Paris City of Paris Community.
.quebec PointQuébec Community.
.rio Government of Rio Empresa Municipal de Inform√°tica SA - IPLANRIO
.roma Roma TLD S.r.l. Top Level Domain Holdings Member of DotCities
.ryukyu Business Ralliart Inc. Confirmed. No longer contested. [19][20]. GMO's did not make the final application list.
.saarland dotSaarland eV
.scot Dot Scot Registry Community.
.深圳 Guangzhou YU Wei Information Technology Co., Ltd. Chinese script for Shenzhen.
.stockholm City of Stockholm
.sydney Government of New South Wales ARI Registry Services Confirmed[21]
.taipei Government of Taipei
.tirol DotWien Community.
.tokyo DotTokyo GMO Registry
.vegas Dot Vegas Inc.
.vlaanderen DNS.be DNS.be Working with Nic.at on application. Confirmed[22]
.wales The Welsh Government Nominet Confirmed[23]
.wien DotWien Community.
.yokohama Yokohama City GMO Registry Confirmed[24]
.zuerich Government of Zurich
.zulu Top Level Domain Holdings Minds + Machines

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Geographic, Dot-nxt.com
  2. ↑ New TLDs, NewDomains.org
  3. ↑ NewTLDs, NewTLDs.tv
  4. ↑ Top Level Domain Holdings to Help Register Bayern Domain, ProactiveInvestors.co.uk
  5. ↑ TLDH adds Budapest to its Location Top Level Domains
  6. ↑ Three South African City gTLDs Announced, DomainIncite.com
  7. ↑ Latest, Nominet.org
  8. ↑ Three South African City gTLDs Announced, DomainIncite.com
  9. ↑ OpenRegistry Wins Gent Registry Deal, DomainIncite.com
  10. ↑ Three South African City gTLDs Announced, DomainIncite.com
  11. ↑ dotKyoto Twitter, 5.1.2012, twitter.com
  12. ↑ News ARI Wins Tender for Melbourne and Sydney, ARIServices.com
  13. ↑ DomainIncite.com
  14. ↑ GMO Registry Recieves Letter of Support from City
  15. ↑ News, InformationWeek.com
  16. ↑ Japan Gets Two New Geo TLD Projects, DomainIncite.com
  17. ↑ News Article, GMO.jp
  18. ↑ 4 Companies Given Ok for Osaka, DomainIncite.com
  19. ↑ Japan Gets Two New Geo TLD Projects, DomainIncite.com
  20. ↑ News Article, GMO.jp
  21. ↑ ARI Wins Tender For Melbourne and Sydney, ARIServices.com
  22. ↑ MM Joins Music Fight, DomainIncite.com
  23. ↑ Latest, Nominet.org
  24. ↑ BusNews, Japan.Internet.com
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