.mba

Status:	Delegated
country:	International
Date Implemented:	22 May 2015
Type:	Generic
Category:	Education
More information:

.mba is a delegated TLD in ICANN's New gTLD Program. Donuts (Lone Hollow, LLC) manages the TLD and is its Registry. The proposed application succeeded and was delegated to the Root Zone on 22 May, 2015. The extension reached General Availability September 2, 2015.

Applicants

1. Donuts (Lone Hollow, LLC) - This applicant submitted a Public Interest Commitment, which can be downloaded here.
2. Google (Charleston Road Registry Inc.)
3. Your Dot Phd, Inc.

Donuts

The application was issued a GAC Early Warning from the representative of Australia and GAC Chair, Heather Dryden. The warning system is noted as a strong recommendation on behalf of national governments to the ICANN Board that a given TLD application should be denied as it stands. Applicants are encouraged to work with objecting GAC members.

The warning states that the TLD refers to a regulated market but that the applicant has not provided for adequate measures to protect from consumer harm.

Top-Level Domain

Governmental Advisory Committee. Considers and provides advice on the activities of ICANN as they relate to concerns of governments, particularly matters where there may be an interaction between ICANN's policies and various laws and international agreements or where they may affect public policy issues (ICANN Bylaws).