.est
| gTLD | |
|---|---|
| Type: | gTLD |
| Status: | Withdrawn |
| Manager: | Charleston Road Registry Inc. (Google) |
| Registry: | Charleston Road Registry Inc. |
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.est was one of 101 TLDs applied for by Google through its subsidiary Charleston Road Registry Inc.; it was applied for as a type of "domain hack", to create URLs like fast.est/car.
The application was later criticized as flying directly in the face of ICANN's applicant guidebook given that it clearly lays out that geographic and territory names on the ISO 3166-1 standard list are protected. EST is on that lis for Estonia. Thus, it was quickly suggested that the application will be rejected outright.[1] Google also applied for .are and .and, which have the same conflict.[2] In September, 2012, it was noted that Google had withdrawn all three applications.[3]
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