.ltd
| Status: | Proposed |
| country: | International |
| Type: | Generic |
| Category: | Commerce |
More information: 
| |
.ltd is a proposed TLD in ICANN's New gTLD Program.
Current Applicants[edit | edit source]
- STRAAT Investments (NU DOT CO LLC), the parent company of .co Internet is an applicant for the domain name string. It is one of the 13 new gTLDs applied for by the company with ICANN. Neustar has been selected by STRAAT Investments to provide back-end registry services for the TLD. [1]
- myLTD GmbH - This applicant submitted a Public Interest Commitment, which can be downloaded here.
- Dot Registry LLC
- Donuts (Over Corner, LLC), has applied for 307 TLDs. This applicant submitted a Public Interest Commitment, which can be downloaded here.
- C.V. TLDcare
- Afilias
Former Applicants[edit | edit source]
- LTD Registry, LLC - This application was WITHDRAWN
Objections[edit | edit source]
Jeff Bullock, the Secretary of State for Delaware, has raised concerns about new gTLD applications for .inc, .corp, and .ltd. He believed that the applications do not adequately safeguard consumers, businesses, the public at large, state regulators, or the internet itself from the gTLDs being potentially used for fraudulent or misleading purposes.[2] Delaware's lenient company laws make it the state US corporations are most registered in.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Parent company of .Co Internet applies for 13 top level domains. Domain Name Wire. Published 2012 June 12.
- ↑ Delaware secretary of state opposes any corporate-themed new gTLDs. Published 2012 September 21. Retrieved 2012 November 13.