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'''.corp''' is a proposed new gTLD in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]].

'''.corp''' was a proposed new gTLD in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]].

==Applicants==

==Applicants==

There are six applicants for the .corp TLD including: <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>

There are five applicants for the .corp TLD including: <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>

# [[DotCorp Ltd.]], a Hong Kong-based company that intends to offer .corp internationally.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/9251-another-corp-gtld-bid-revealed Another Corp gTLD Bid Revealed, DomainIncite.com]</ref>

# [[DotCorp Ltd.]], a Hong Kong-based company that intends to offer .corp internationally.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/9251-another-corp-gtld-bid-revealed Another Corp gTLD Bid Revealed, DomainIncite.com]</ref>

# [[Dot Registry LLC]], an American company that is also applying for [[.inc]], [[.llc]], [[.llp]]. Dot Registry LLC intends to limit registration of their strings to only verifiable American companies that qualify for the respective designation; this initiative has already received some support from U.S. Secretaries of State. The company is using [[Neustar]] for their backend registry services.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/9216-dot-registry-applying-for-four-us-only-gtlds Dot Registry Applying For Four US only gTLDs, DomainIncite.com]</ref>

# [[Dot Registry LLC]], an American company that is also applying for [[.inc]], [[.llc]], [[.llp]]. Dot Registry LLC intends to limit registration of their strings to only verifiable American companies that qualify for the respective designation; this initiative has already received some support from U.S. Secretaries of State. The company is using [[Neustar]] for their backend registry services.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/9216-dot-registry-applying-for-four-us-only-gtlds Dot Registry Applying For Four US only gTLDs, DomainIncite.com]</ref>

===Former Applicants===

===Former Applicants===

# [[PROC Registry, LLC]], [[Joshua Bourne]], Managing Partner of [[FairWinds Partners]] is the main contact person in the application. This application was '''WITHDRAWN'''.

# [[PROC Registry, LLC]], [[Joshua Bourne]], Managing Partner of [[FairWinds Partners]] is the main contact person in the application. This application was '''WITHDRAWN'''.

==Objections==

==Objections==

Jeff Bullock, the Secretary of State for Delaware, has raised concerns about new gTLD applications for [[.inc]], .corp, and [[.ltd]]. He believed that the applications do not adequately safeguard consumers, businesses, the public at large, state regulators, or the internet itself from the gTLDs being potentially used for fraudulent or misleading purposes.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/10553-delaware-secretary-of-state-opposes-any-corporate-themed-new-gtlds Delaware secretary of state opposes any corporate-themed new gTLDs]. Published 2012 September 21. Retrieved 2012 November 13.</ref> Delaware's lenient company laws make it the state US corporations are most registered in.

Jeff Bullock, the Secretary of State for Delaware, has raised concerns about new gTLD applications for [[.inc]], .corp, and [[.ltd]]. He believed that the applications do not adequately safeguard consumers, businesses, the public at large, state regulators, or the Internet itself from the gTLDs being potentially used for fraudulent or misleading purposes.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/10553-delaware-secretary-of-state-opposes-any-corporate-themed-new-gtlds Delaware secretary of state opposes any corporate-themed new gTLDs]. Published 2012 September 21. Retrieved 2012 November 13.</ref> Delaware's lenient company laws make it the state US corporations are most registered in.

==Technical Concerns Impede Delegation==

 

[[ICANN]] hired firm [[Interisle Consulting]] to carry out an independent investigation on the issues that may arise from new gTLDs that are identical to TLDs being used on internal networks. The firm reported at [[ICANN 47]] that .home and .corp gTLDs were cause for serious concern since those strings are widely in use by internal naming systems. In response to the report, [[ICANN]] labeled the .home and .corp strings as "high risk" and proposed that neither of the strings be delegated until it could be proven that risk is low.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/13994-new-gtlds-are-the-new-y2k-corp-and-home-are-doomed-and-everything-else-is-delayed New gTLDs are the New Y2K, Domain Incite] Retrieved 12 Sept 2013</ref>

==Name Collision Concerns and Cancellation==

[[ICANN]] hired firm [[Interisle Consulting]] to carry out an independent investigation on the issues that may arise from new gTLDs that are identical to TLDs being used on internal networks. The publishing of the report sparked a community-wide debate that later became known as the [[Name Collision]] issue. The firm reported at [[ICANN 47]] that the .corp, [[.home]], and [[.mail]] gTLDs were cause for serious concern since those strings are widely in use by internal naming systems. In response to the report, [[ICANN]] labeled the three strings as "high risk" and proposed that none of the strings be delegated until it could be proven that risk is low.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/13994-new-gtlds-are-the-new-y2k-corp-and-home-are-doomed-and-everything-else-is-delayed New gTLDs are the New Y2K, Domain Incite] Retrieved 12 Sept 2013</ref>

 

 

On February 4, 2018, the [[ICANN Board]] issued a resolution to cease processing of all applications for the three strings. Applicants were provided a full refund of their application fee.<ref name="boardres" />

==References==

==References==