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'''شبكة''' is an [[IDN]] [[gTLD]] being proposed in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. The applicant is [[International Domain Registry Pty. Ltd.]]<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> It translates to "web" or "network" from Arabic and is the commonly used term for the Internet.

'''شبكة''' is an [[IDN]] [[gTLD]] being proposed in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. The applicant is [[International Domain Registry Pty. Ltd.]]<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> It translates to "web" or "network" from Arabic and is the commonly used term for the Internet. The application was successful and the string was delegated to the Root of the [[DNS]] on 23 October, 2013. If was one of the first 4 strings to be delegated as part of [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]].<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings Delegated String, ICANN.org] Retrieved 05 Dec 2013</ref>

The ASCII translation for the string is .xn--ngbc5azd.

The ASCII translation for the string is .xn--ngbc5azd.

==Contract Signed==

==Contract Signed==

On July 14 2013, the applicant received a [[Registry Agreeement]] signed by [[ICANN]] for the شبكة. TLD after passing the [[Initial Evaluation]]. It was the first new TLD contract to be signed in the [[New gTLD Program]].<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2013/07/14/first-new-tld-contract-signed/ First New TLD Contract Signed] Retrieved 12 Sept 2013</ref>

On July 14 2013, the applicant received a [[Registry Agreeement]] signed by [[ICANN]] for the شبكة. TLD after passing the [[Initial Evaluation]]. It was the first new TLD contract to be signed in the [[New gTLD Program]].<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2013/07/14/first-new-tld-contract-signed/ First New TLD Contract Signed] Retrieved 12 Sept 2013</ref>

==References==

==References==