.ong
| Status: | Proposed |
| Manager: | Public Interest Registry (PIR) |
| Type: | Community TLD |
| Category: | Industry |
| Community TLD: | non-profit organizations |
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.ong is a proposed new Community gTLD by Public Interest Registry (PIR) to the New gTLD Program of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. The term "ong" is an abbreviation for non-government organizations in French: "Organisation Non Gouvernementale," Spanish: "Organizacion No Gubernamental," and Portuguese: "Organizacao Nao Governamental. PIR is also applying for the .ngo string to cater to all the non-profit organizations world wide. PIR is the registr operator of the .org generic top level domain name gTLD. [1]
Brian Cute, CEO of PIR said that the decision of the company to apply for the .ong and .ngo strings is natural fit for PIR, "since our founding in 2002, PIR has been serving the public interest and not-for-profit organizations, including those in the underserved markets. [2]
The application is a Community Priority Application "All registrants must demonstrate affiliation through NGO membership organizations or through evidence of NGO status. PIR will work with membership organization, the NGO Community Advisory Council, and other members of the NGO Community to validate their eligibility."[3]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ .ngo and .ong TLDs proposed. ITWire. Published 2012 June 1.
- ↑ Public Interest Registry Files Applications To Create and Manage .NGO and .ONG Domains. PIR.org. Published 2012 May 31.
- ↑ Application 1-910-97160