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Status: Proposed
country: International
Type: Generic
Category: Technology
Priority #: 819 - Amazon
911 - Donuts (Victor Dale, LLC)
982 - GMO Registry
1075 - WhitePages TLD LLC
1787 - Google (Charleston Road Registry Inc.)
More information:

.mail is a proposed TLD in ICANN's New gTLD Program.

Applicants[edit | edit source]

  1. Amazon - The Universal Postal Union filed a Community Objection against this application.[1]
  2. Donuts (Victor Dale, LLC) - This applicant submitted a Public Interest Commitment, which can be downloaded here. The Universal Postal Union filed a Community Objection against this application.[2]
  3. GMO Registry
  4. Google (Charleston Road Registry Inc.) - The Universal Postal Union filed a Community Objection against this application.[3]
  5. WhitePages TLD LLC[4] The Universal Postal Union filed a Community Objection against this application, as did GMO Registry, Inc.[5]

Former Applicants[edit | edit source]

  1. 1&1 Mail & Media GmbH - This applicant submitted a Public Interest Commitment, which can be downloaded here. It was subsequently WITHDRAWN, however the Universal Postal Union still filed a Community Objection against this application.[6] It was the first applicant to leave the contention set.
  2. Afilias - The second applicant to leave the contention set; May 2013.[7]

GAC Early Warning[edit | edit source]

The applications from Amazon and 1&1 Mail & Media GmbH was issued a GAC Early Warning from the representative of Australia and GAC Chair, Heather Dryden. The warning system is noted as a strong recommendation on behalf of national governments to the ICANN Board that a given TLD application should be denied as it stands. Applicants are encouraged to work with objecting GAC members.[8]

The warning states that the applicant is "seeking exclusive access to a common generic string .. that relates to a broad market sector," which Ms. Dryden notes could have unintended consequences and a negative impact on competition.[9]

Name Collision Issues[edit | edit source]

In October 2013 ICANN released their final assessment and mitigation plan for the Name Collision issue that was facing the New gTLD program. On 18 November 2013, ICANN announced the applied-for strings that were eligible for an alternative path towards delegation that would allow applicants to proceed without waiting for further mitigation research and plans to be published. 25 strings, including .mail, were not eligible for the alternative path, and will have to wait for more plans to be published before continuing towards delegation.[10]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Pending Cases, ICCWBO.org Retrieved 14 May 2013
  2. ↑ Pending Cases, ICCWBO.org Retrieved 14 May 2013
  3. ↑ Pending Cases, ICCWBO.org Retrieved 14 May 2013
  4. ↑ Mail Status, ICANN.org
  5. ↑ Pending Cases, ICCWBO.org Retrieved 14 May 2013
  6. ↑ Pending Cases, ICCWBO.org Retrieved 14 May 2013
  7. ↑ Afilias Dumps Mail Bid and Three Other New gTLD Withdrawls, DomainIncite.comPublished and Retrieved 15 May 2013
  8. ↑ GAC Early Warning, NewgTLDS.ICANN.org Retrieved 25 Nov 2012
  9. ↑ Mail AU, GACweb.ICANN.org Retrieved 25 Nov 2012
  10. ↑ Announcement 17 Nov 13, ICANN.org Retrieved 20 Feb 2014

Governmental Advisory Committee. Considers and provides advice on the activities of ICANN as they relate to concerns of governments, particularly matters where there may be an interaction between ICANN's policies and various laws and international agreements or where they may affect public policy issues (ICANN Bylaws).

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