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==Objection==
==Objection==
Saudi Arabia's Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) filed an objection against the TLD.<ref>[http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2012/08/16/icann_top_level_domain_applications_saudi_arabia_apparently_objects_to_catholic_gay_bible_.html?from=rss/&wpisrc=newsletter_slatest Saudi Arabia Apparently Objects to .Catholic, .Gay, .Bible, and 28 More Proposed New Top-Level Domains, slate.com]</ref>
Saudi Arabia's Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) filed an objection against the TLD in the public comment forum.<ref>[http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2012/08/16/icann_top_level_domain_applications_saudi_arabia_apparently_objects_to_catholic_gay_bible_.html?from=rss/&wpisrc=newsletter_slatest Saudi Arabia Apparently Objects to .Catholic, .Gay, .Bible, and 28 More Proposed New Top-Level Domains, slate.com]</ref> The comment forum does not require payment for a comment or objection, thus it did not require the [[ICDR]] or the [[ICC]] to determine an outcome. The comment was taken into consideration by the [[Initial Evaluation]] panels.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 17:46, 13 December 2013

Status: Proposed
Type: Geographical TLD
Category: Food & Drink
Culture
Priority #: 230 - Punto 2012 Sociedad Anonima de Capital Variable
1689 - Demand Media (United TLD Holdco Ltd.)

More information:

.bar is a proposed domain name string to ICANN's New gTLD Program.[1] This string, applied for by two applicants as a generic application, was deemed a Geographic TLD by ICANN's Geographic Names Panel, referring to a commune in Montenegro. Geo TLDs must have government support in order to pass evaluation and proceed towards delegation.[2]

Current Applicants[edit | edit source]

  1. Punto 2012 Sociedad Anonima de Capital Variable, applied for the string as geographical TLD for the city of Barcelona. They have contracted CentralNic as their technical provider.

Previous Applicants[edit | edit source]

  1. Demand Media (United TLD|United TLD Holdco Ltd.), this one of the 26 gTLDs applied for by the company. [3] The application was withdrawn in July 2013.[4]

Objection[edit | edit source]

Saudi Arabia's Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) filed an objection against the TLD in the public comment forum.[5] The comment forum does not require payment for a comment or objection, thus it did not require the ICDR or the ICC to determine an outcome. The comment was taken into consideration by the Initial Evaluation panels.

References[edit | edit source]