.map

Status:	Proposed
country:	International
Type:	Generic
Category:	Technology
Priority #:	945 - Demand Media (United TLD Holdco Ltd.) 1240 - Amazon 1434 - Google (Charleston Road Registry Inc.)
More information:

.map is a delegated TLD in ICANN's New gTLD Program.

On June 9, 2016, ICANN and Charleston Road Registry Inc (a subsidiary of Google), entered into a Registry Agreement under which Charleston Road Registry Inc., operates the .map top-level domain.

The Delegation Record was issued on June 8th, 2017.

Applicants

1. Amazon - filed 30 Apr 2014, application has subsequently been withdrawn.
2. Demand Media (United TLD Holdco Ltd.) - This applicant submitted a Public Interest Commitment, which can be downloaded here.
3. Google (Charleston Road Registry Inc.) FairSearch.org filed a Community Objection against this application. Google prevailed.

Amazon

Amazon's 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 applicant is "seeking exclusive access to a common generic string .. that relates to a broad market sector," which Ms. Dryden notes could have unintended consequences and a negative impact on competition.

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).

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