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{{TLD|
{{TLD|
|logo =
|logo =
|status = Proposed
|status = Delegated
|manager = [[Verisign]]
|manager = [[Verisign]]
|country =
|country =
|category = [[:Category:Commerce New gTLDs|Commerce]]
|category = [[:Category:Commerce New gTLDs|Commerce]]
|community =
|community =
|priority = 101
|keypeople =
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'''كوم.'''is one of 9 transliteration of [[.com]] that [[Verisign]] has applied for via [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. The company also applied for 3 transliterations of [[.net]].<ref>[http://idnblog.com/2012/06/13/com-transliterated-8-languages/ Com Transliterated 8 languages]</ref>
'''كوم.'''is one of 9 transliteration of [[.com]] that [[Verisign]] has applied for via [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. The company also applied for 3 transliterations of [[.net]].<ref>[http://idnblog.com/2012/06/13/com-transliterated-8-languages/ Com Transliterated 8 languages]</ref> Verisign manages this TLD and is its [[Registry]]. The proposed application succeeded and was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] on 28 July, 2015.<ref name="delegation">[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings Delegated String, ICANN.org] Retrieved 30 Jul 2015</ref>
This particular application was criticized during the comment period of the new gTLD program given that no such "COM" word exists in Arabic and so Verisign is essentially inventing an Arabic word. The objection states that Verisign should not be given the TLD without approval of the Arabic Language Academy.<ref>[https://gtldcomment.icann.org/comments-feedback/applicationcomment/commentdetails/208 CommentDetails, gTLDComment.ICANN.org]</ref>
This particular application was criticized during the comment period of the new gTLD program given that no such "COM" word exists in Arabic and so Verisign is essentially inventing an Arabic word. The objection states that Verisign should not be given the TLD without approval of the Arabic Language Academy.<ref>[https://gtldcomment.icann.org/comments-feedback/applicationcomment/commentdetails/208 CommentDetails, gTLDComment.ICANN.org]</ref>
===IDN Transliterations of .com & .net===
Verisign's [[Pat Kane]] noted in January 2012 that the company was planning on applying for "about 12" new gTLDs, and noted that most of these were going to be [[IDN]] transliterations of [[.com]].<ref>[http://seekingalpha.com/article/322517-verisign-management-discusses-q4-2011-results-earnings-call-transcript?part=qanda 2011 Results Earnings Call Transcript], SeekingAlpha.com. Published 26 January 2012.</ref> Expected languages included Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Cyrillic, Arabic, and Hebrew.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/01/26/verisign-plans-to-apply-for-about-12-new-top-level-domain-names/ Verisign Plans to Apply for About 12 New Top Level Domain Names], DomainNameWire.com. Published 26 January 2012.</ref><ref>[http://domainincite.com/verisign-to-apply-for-a-dozen-new-gtlds/ Verisign to Apply for a Dozen New gTLDs], DomainIncite.com. Published 27 January 2012.</ref>
During its first quarter earnings report, on April 26, 2012, it was confirmed that Verisign would be applying for 14 new gTLDs, 12 of which are foreign language transliterations of .com and .net.
In the end, the languages chosen for transliterations are: Thai, Deva, Korean (Hang), Chinese (Hant/Traditional & Hans/Simplified), Hebrew, Russian, Arabic, Japanese. The two non-IDN applications by the company are for [[.comsec]] and [[.verisign]].
In July 2013, Verisign's [[Pat Kane]] outlined in an article<ref>[http://blogs.verisigninc.com/blog/entry/update_on_verisign_s_idn Update on Versigns IDNs Versigininc.com] Retrieved 4 Oct 2013</ref> the company's plans for allowing existing registrants of second-level [[IDN]] domain names to secure the matching domain under Verisign's new [[IDN]] gTLDs. For example, if you're the registrant of the Hebrew word for "website" that is registered as a second-level domain under [[.com]], you will have the rights to that second-level name under the gTLD "[[.קוֹם|קוֹם.]]" but you will not have the rights under the Hebrew transliteration of ".net" if it existed.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/13702-verisign-lays-out-buy-once-idn-gtld-plans Verisign lays out buy once IDN gTLD plans, Domain Incite] Retrieved 4 Oct 2013</ref>
===Application===
Excerpted from applicant response to question #18 in TLD application:
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"As of this writing, more than 800,000 internationalized second-level domain names are registered in .com, including more than 40,000 in Arabic. The ARABIC_TRANSLITERATION_OF_.COM gTLD, along with the other proposed IDN transliterations of .com, provide an immediate benefit to registrants of those names by giving them the opportunity to register IDN second-level domain names as “IDN.IDN” domain names. That is, registrants can use their preferred script in both the second-level domain name and the
gTLD name. Doing so improves these domain names’ functionality and accessibility to speakers of non-Latin-based languages."
[..]
The initial target audience for ARABIC_TRANSLITERATION_OF_.COM is the registrants of the more than 40,000 Arabic IDN second-level addresses in .com. These registrants will have the opportunity to register their IDN.com addresses as IDN. ARABIC_TRANSLITERATION_OF_.COM addresses. "<ref>[http://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus Application Download, gTLDresult.ICANN.org]Retrieved 17 Jan 2013</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:Commerce New gTLDs|كوم]]
[[Category:TLD]]