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| {{TLD| | | {{TLD| |
| |logo = | | |logo = |
− | |status = Proposed | + | |status = Delegated |
| |manager = | | |manager = |
− | |country = International | + | |country = |
| |language = | | |language = |
| |translation = | | |translation = |
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| |registryprovider = | | |registryprovider = |
| |registrations = | | |registrations = |
− | |date = | + | |date = 27 February 2014 |
− | |type = [[gTLD|Generic]] <br>[[GeoTLD|geographical TLD]] | + | |type = [[GeoTLD|Geographical TLD]] |
| + | |category = [[:Category:Culture New gTLDs|Culture]] |
| |community = | | |community = |
| + | |priority = |
| |keypeople = | | |keypeople = |
| }} | | }} |
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− | '''.bar''' is a proposed domain name string to [[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> | + | '''.bar''' is a delegated [[TLD]] in [[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> This string, applied for by two applicants as a generic application, was deemed a [[GeoTLD|Geographic TLD]] by ICANN's [[Geographic Names Panel]], referring to a commune in Montenegro. Geo TLDs must have government support in order to pass evaluation and proceed towards delegation.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/12166-told-you-so-four-new-gtlds-given-geographic-surprise-others-given-a-pass Told You So Four New gTLDs Given Geographic Surprise others Given a Pass, DomainIncite.com] Retrieved 7 Mar 2013</ref> The proposed application succeeded and was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] on 27 February 2014.<ref name="delegation">[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings Delegated Strings, ICANN.org] Retrieved 5 March 2014</ref> |
| ==Current Applicants== | | ==Current Applicants== |
− | # [[Demand Media]] (United TLD|United TLD Holdco Ltd.), this one of the 26 gTLDs applied for by the company. <ref>[http://www.unitedtld.com/our-tlds/ United TLD]</ref> | + | # [[Punto 2012 Sociedad Anonima de Capital Variable]], applied for the string as [[GeoTLD|geographical TLD]] for the city of Barcelona. They have contracted [[CentralNic]] as their technical provider. |
− | # [[Punto 2012 Sociedad Anonima de Capital Variable]], applied for the string as [[GeoTLD|geographical TLD]] for the city of Barcelona. They have contracted [[CentralNic]] as their technical provider..
| + | ===Previous Applicants=== |
| + | # [[Demand Media]] (United TLD|United TLD Holdco Ltd.), this one of the 26 gTLDs applied for by the company. <ref>[http://www.unitedtld.com/our-tlds/ United TLD]</ref> The application was withdrawn in July 2013.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/13641-demand-media-withdraws-bar-application Demand Media Withdraws Bar Application, DomainIncite.com]Published 8 July 2013, Retrieved 10 July 2013</ref> |
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| + | ==Public Comment Objection== |
| + | Saudi Arabia's Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) filed an objection against the TLD in the public comment forum.<ref>[http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2012/08/16/icann_top_level_domain_applications_saudi_arabia_apparently_objects_to_catholic_gay_bible_.html?from=rss/&wpisrc=newsletter_slatest Saudi Arabia Apparently Objects to .Catholic, .Gay, .Bible, and 28 More Proposed New Top-Level Domains, slate.com]</ref> The comment forum does not require payment for a comment or objection, thus it did not require the [[ICDR]] or the [[ICC]] to determine an outcome. The comment was taken into consideration by the [[Initial Evaluation]] panels. |
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| + | ==Contract Signed== |
| + | On 12 December 2013 [[Punto 2012 Sociedad Anonima de Capital Variable]] received a [[Registry Agreement]] signed by [[ICANN]] for .bar after passing all the required processes needed to become a [[Registry Operator]] for the string.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/15299-ten-more-new-gtlds-get-icann-contracts Ten More New gTLDs Get ICANN Contracts, DomainIncite] Retrieved 13 Dec 2013</ref> |
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| + | ==Delegation and Availability== |
| + | .bar was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] of the [[DNS]] on 27 February, 2014, completing the successful application for the string.<ref name="delegation"></ref> |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
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| [[Category:TLD]] | | [[Category:TLD]] |
| + | [[Category:Food & Drink New gTLDs|bar]] |
| [[Category:Culture New gTLDs|bar]] | | [[Category:Culture New gTLDs|bar]] |
| [[Category:GeoTLD|bar]] | | [[Category:GeoTLD|bar]] |
| + | [[Category:TLDs with Registry Agreements|bar]] |
| + | __notoc__ |