| # [[Radix]] (DotOnline Inc.), one of 31 TLDs sought after by the company | | # [[Radix]] (DotOnline Inc.), one of 31 TLDs sought after by the company |
− | It was announced in March 2013, that the above applicants had formed a "team of rivals" to go after the .online TLD. "The three companies each bring significant capital to the table to launch and operate the .online registry. They bring a wealth of experience and capabilities, from registry management to wholesale distribution to retail service. Perhaps most importantly, they bring enormous global reach. Between their wholesale and retail operations, Directi, Tucows and Namecheap combined reach over 40 million small businesses and other hosting customers around the world."<ref>[http://finance.yahoo.com/news/domain-industry-veterans-team-run-114600369.html Domain Industry Veterans Team run, Finance.yahoo.com] Published Mar 27 Retrieved Mar 28 2013</ref> | + | It was announced in March 2013, that the above applicants had formed a "team of rivals" to go after the .online TLD. "The three companies each bring significant capital to the table to launch and operate the .online registry. They bring a wealth of experience and capabilities, from registry management to wholesale distribution to retail service. Perhaps most importantly, they bring enormous global reach. Between their wholesale and retail operations, Directi, Tucows and Namecheap combined reach over 40 million small businesses and other hosting customers around the world."<ref>[http://finance.yahoo.com/news/domain-industry-veterans-team-run-114600369.html Domain Industry Veterans Team run, Finance.yahoo.com] Published Mar 27 Retrieved Mar 28 2013</ref> Tucows subsequently withdrew their individual application in an apparent move to back one of the other two applicants in their team. |