.fishing
.fishing is a proposed TLD in ICANN's New gTLD Program. The string was originally applied for by both Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd. and Demand Media, though the former prevailed in a private auction in August 2013, held by Innovative Auctions. The total amount was not disclosed though the 8 total auctions that were cumulatively valued at $9.65 million.[1] The proposed TLDH application succeeded and was delegated to the Root Zone on 31 March 2014.[2]
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| Status: | Delegated |
| Type: | Generic |
| Category: | Sport |
| Priority #: | 139 - Top Level Domain Holdings |
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Contract Signed
On November 21, 2013 TLDH received a Registry Agreement signed by ICANN for .fishing after passing the Initial Evaluation.[3]
Delegation and Availability
.fishing was delegated to the Root Zone of the DNS on 31 March, 2014, completing the successful application for the string.[2]
References
- ↑ Second Applicant Auction, Concluded Successfully 8 domains 965m, ApplicantAuction.com Published Aug 15th
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Delegated Strings, ICANN.org Retrieved 15 April 2014
- ↑ Registry Agreements, ICANN.org Retrieved 02 Dec 2013