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− | |status = Proposed | + | |status = Delegated |
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− | |country = International | + | |country = |
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− | |date = | + | |date = 18 July 2014 |
| |type = [[gTLD|Generic]] | | |type = [[gTLD|Generic]] |
| + | |category = [[:Category:Commerce New gTLDs|Commerce]] |
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| + | '''.auction''' is a delegated new generic top level domain name with [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]].<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/application-results/strings-1200utc-13jun12-en Reveal Day 13 June 2012 – New gTLD Applied-For Strings]</ref> The proposed application succeeded and was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] on 18 July, 2014.<ref name="delegation">[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings Delegated String, ICANN.org] Retrieved 23 Mar 2015</ref> |
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| + | ==Current Applicant== |
| + | # [[Donuts]] (SandGalley, LLC), the company is represented by [[Daniel Schindler]], EVP of [[Donuts]], a start-up registry company founded by domain industry veterans which applied for 307 gTLDs. <ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/06/05/donuts-raises-100-million-applies-for-307-new-tlds/ Donuts raises $100 million, applies for 307 new TLDs]</ref> This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/884 here]. |
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− | '''.auction''' is a proposed new generic top level domain name with [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. The applicants for the string include: <ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/application-results/strings-1200utc-13jun12-en Reveal Day 13 June 2012 – New gTLD Applied-For Strings]</ref>
| + | ==Previous Applicant== |
| + | # [[Uniregistry]], a new registry company established by domain investor [[Frank Schilling]], which invested $60 million on 54 gTLD applications. <ref>[http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57450838-93/here-comes-the-greatest-internet-landgrab-in-history/ Here comes the greatest Internet landgrab in history]</ref> |
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− | * [[Uniregistry]], a new registry company established by domain investor [[Frank Schilling]] and invested $60 million on 54 gTLD applications. <ref>[http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57450838-93/here-comes-the-greatest-internet-landgrab-in-history/ Here comes the greatest Internet landgrab in history]</ref>
| + | ==Private Deal== |
| + | In February 2014, it was reported that Uniregistry and Donuts reached a private deal which resolved a number of New gTLD string contention sets involving only the two companies. Although the deal coincided with a round of [[Private Auctions]] conducted by [[Applicant Auction]] on February 18th, neither companies immediately commented on the nature of the deal and Applicant Auction did not disclose the participants of its recent auctions. If the companies had participated in a private auction, it would mark the first private auctions that [[Uniregistry]] participated in, after the company initially questioned the legality of private auctions in the New gTLD Program.<ref name="deal">[http://domainincite.com/15861-uniregistry-doing-private-new-gtld-auctions-company-deals-with-donuts-on-five-strings Uniregistry doing Private New gTLD Auctions? Company Deals with Donuts on Five Strings, DomainIncite] Retrieved Feb 21 2014</ref> |
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− | * [[SandGalley, LLC]], the company is represented by Daniel Schindler, EVP of [[Donuts]], a start-up registry company founded by domain industry veterans which applied for 307 gTLs. <ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/06/05/donuts-raises-100-million-applies-for-307-new-tlds/ Donuts raises $100 million, applies for 307 new TLDs]</ref>
| + | In the private deal, Donuts became the sole applicant for .auction, [[.furniture]], and [[.gratis]], while Uniregistry won [[.audio]] and [[.juegos]].<ref name="deal"></ref> |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
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| + | [[Category:TLD]] |
| + | [[Category:Commerce New gTLDs|auction]] |