.contractors
| Status: | Active |
| Registry Provider: | Demand Media |
| Type: | Generic |
| Category: | Professional |
| PIC Submitted: | Download Here |
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.contractors is an active gTLD that was proposed in ICANN's New gTLD Program. Donuts (Magic Woods, LLC) is the Registry for the TLD and was the sole applicant.[1] The application succeeded and was delegated to the Root Zone on 14 November, 2013.[2]
Application Details[edit | edit source]
Many of Donuts' applications, including this one, seem to have been applied for using the same boiler-plate application in which the TLD is defined as a means of providing greater expression on the Internet and will be an open TLD without pre-registration policies. It notes its plans to adhere with all registration policies required by ICANN and its intent to have remediation and takedown policies clearly defined to fit within these requirements. Pre-registration verification will not be used and this as defined as causing "cause more harm than benefit by denying domain access to legitimate registrants." They intend to control abuse through "extensive user and rights protections."[3]
Contract Signed[edit | edit source]
On 10 September 2013, Donuts received a Registry Agreement signed by ICANN for .contractors after passing the Initial Evaluation.[4]
Delegation and Availability[edit | edit source]
.contractors was delegated to the Root Zone of the DNS on November 14, 2013, completing the successful application for the string.[2]
Sunrise[edit | edit source]
The Registry announced that their Sunrise Period for the string would begin 10 December 2013 and end on 07 February 2014.[5]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Reveal Day 13 June 2012 – New gTLD Applied-For Strings
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 .sexy and 10 More gTLDs now in the Root, Domain Incite Retrieved 15 November 2013
- ↑ ApplicationDetails, gTLDresult.ICANN.orgRetrieved 12 Dec 2012
- ↑ Registry Agreements, ICANN.org Retrieved 09 Oct 2013
- ↑ TLD Startup Information, ICANN.org Retrieved 10 December 2013