.tennis

Status:	Proposed
country:	International
Type:	Generic
Category:	Sport
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.tennis is a proposed gTLD in ICANN's new gTLD program.

Current Applicants

1. .TENNIS AUSTRALIA LTD
2. Donuts (Cotton Bloom, LLC) - This applicant submitted a Public Interest Commitment, which can be downloaded here.
3. Famous Four Media (dot Tennis Limited)
4. Washington Team Tennis, LLC

.TENNIS AUSTRALIA LTD

.TENNIS AUSTRALIA LTD'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.

Its application is a Community Priority Application. "Only individuals and entities belonging to the Tennis Australia community will be eligible to register a domain name within the .tennis TLD, as strict eligibility criteria will be introduced...Tennis Australia provides benefits to 2,176 affiliated tennis clubs and their over 180,000 tennis player members throughout Australia."

Current language in its application does not seem to leave room for any registration of the .tennis TLD outside of Australia.

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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