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− | '''.restaurant''' is a proposed [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. | + | '''.restaurant''' is a proposed [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. After a [[Private auction]] in June 2014, [[Donuts]] became the only applicant for the string. |
− | ==Current Applicants== | + | |
| + | ==Current Applicant== |
| + | # [[Donuts]] ((Snow Avenue, LLC), applied for 307 new [[TLD]]s. This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/608 here]. |
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| + | ==Previous Applicants== |
| # [[Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.]], It is one of 68 applications that [[Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.]] has filed for on its own behalf.<ref>[http://www.tldh.org/2012/06/gtld-application-update-92-applications-submitted/ gTLD Application Update 92 applications submitted, TLDH.org]</ref> This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/1398 here]. | | # [[Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.]], It is one of 68 applications that [[Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.]] has filed for on its own behalf.<ref>[http://www.tldh.org/2012/06/gtld-application-update-92-applications-submitted/ gTLD Application Update 92 applications submitted, TLDH.org]</ref> This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/1398 here]. |
| # [[Uniregistry]], Corp., [[Domainer]] [[Frank Schilling]]'s company applied for 54 new TLDs. | | # [[Uniregistry]], Corp., [[Domainer]] [[Frank Schilling]]'s company applied for 54 new TLDs. |
| # [[Famous Four Media]] (dot Restaurant Limited), applied for 61 TLDs. | | # [[Famous Four Media]] (dot Restaurant Limited), applied for 61 TLDs. |
− | # [[Donuts]] ((Snow Avenue, LLC), applied for 307 new [[TLD]]s. This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/608 here].
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| + | ==Private Auction== |
| + | In June 2014, the contention set was resolved via a private auction that Donuts won for an undisclosed amount. The other 3 applicants withdrew their applications following the result of the auction.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/16791-donuts-wins-gifts-sarl-and-restaurant Donuts wins .gifts, .sarl, and .restaurant] (10 June 2014) Kevin Murphy, ''DomainIncite''; Retrieved 10 June 2014</ref> |
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| ===TLDH & $15mm Auction Funding=== | | ===TLDH & $15mm Auction Funding=== |