.loans
| Status: | Delegated |
| Type: | Generic |
| Category: | Commerce |
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.loans is a gTLD that was proposed in ICANN's new gTLD Program. Donuts' application succeeded and was delegated to the Root Zone on 15 May 2014, making the company the Registry Operator for the string.[1]
Famous Four Media (dot Loan Limited) is an applicant for the singular version, .loan.
Background edit
Donuts edit
The Donuts 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.[2] The warning states that the TLD refers to a regulated market but that the applicant has not provided for adequate measures to protect from consumer harm.[3] Retrieved 25 Nov 2012</ref>
Previous Applicants edit
Radix received a[GAC Early Warning as an entire applicant, where each one of the applicants was flagged by the U.S. Government. This seems to be the only time a portfolio applicant had all of their applications warned. The issue does not deal with the technical capabilities or thematic content of their applications, but rather the inclusion of an email address associated with the US' Federal Bureau of Investigation. It seems that Radix included correspondence with this address as a recommendation with each of their applications.[5]
Auction edit
It was announced on 19 Dec 2013 that Donuts won in a private auction against Radix the right to .loans. Donuts is now the sole remaining applicant and Radix will receive a pay-off from Donuts in return for withdrawing their application. The auction was administered by Applicant Auction.[6]
Contract Signed edit
On 20 March 2014 Donuts received a Registry Agreement signed by ICANN for .loans after passing all the required processes needed to become a Registry Operator for the string.[7]
Delegation and Availability edit
.loans was delegated to the Root Zone of the DNS on 15 May, 2014, completing the successful application for the string.[1]
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Delegated Strings, ICANN.org Retrieved 2 June 2014
- ↑ GAC Early Warning, NewgTLDS.ICANN.org Retrieved 25 Nov 2012
- ↑ Loans AU, GACweb.ICANN.org
- ↑ Financial, RadixRegistry.com
- ↑ RadixReg. GACweb.ICANN.org Retrieved 27 Nov 2012
- ↑ Donuts Officially Richer than God after Winning 3 New gTLD Auctions, DomainIncite Retrieved 19 Dec 2013
- ↑ Registry Agreements, ICANN.org Retrieved 2 June 2014