View source for .bbc

{{TLD|
|logo   = 
|status = Delegated
|country   = 
|language = 
|translation =
|manager  = British Broadcasting Corporation
|registryprovider   = [[Nominet]]
|registrations   = 
|date  = 21 March 2015
|type   = [[Brand TLD]]
|category  =
|community  = 
|priority = 351 - [[British Broadcasting Corporation]]
|keypeople  =
}}

'''.bbc''' is a [[Brand TLD]] being proposed in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. The [[British Broadcasting Corporation]] is the [[TLD]]'s manager. [[Nominet]] provides back-end technical support. <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> The proposed application succeeded and was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] on 21 March, 2015.<ref name="delegation">[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings Delegated String, ICANN.org] Retrieved 24 March 2015</ref>

==Application Details==
The following is excerpted from the applicant response to question #18:

"The BBC is the worldʹs leading public service broadcaster. 

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As a Public Service Broadcaster, the BBC is funded by a licence fee paid by all UK television-viewing households.  The BBC’s income from the licence fee funds its services, including 10 national TV channels plus regional programming, 10 national radio stations, 40 local radio stations and extensive website, online and on-demand services.
BBC World Service broadcasts to many countries around the world  on radio, on TV and online, providing news and information in 27 languages as well as in English. 

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All domains in the .BBC registry will remain the property of the BBC and will, subject to the .BBC Registry DMP and the BBC Domain Manager’s approval, be available to users of BBC divisions, departments and⁄or subsidiaries for a period of between 1 year and 10 years."<ref>[http://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/1630 Application Download, gTLDresult.ICANN.org]Retrieved 16 Feb 2013</ref>
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