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The [[Registry]] behind .best originally announced that the [[Sunrise Period]] for the TLD would begin April 17, 2014 for a period of 30 days, ending 19 May 2014. They would then go to the [[Landrush Period]] on May 20th. However, they later announced that due to "little engagement" in the  Landrush phase, they canceled that phase and opted to go straight to General Availability two days after the Sunrise period ends.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/16490-dotbest-cancels-landrush DotBest Cancels Landrush, DomainIncite] Retrieved 18 April 2014</ref>
 
The [[Registry]] behind .best originally announced that the [[Sunrise Period]] for the TLD would begin April 17, 2014 for a period of 30 days, ending 19 May 2014. They would then go to the [[Landrush Period]] on May 20th. However, they later announced that due to "little engagement" in the  Landrush phase, they canceled that phase and opted to go straight to General Availability two days after the Sunrise period ends.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/16490-dotbest-cancels-landrush DotBest Cancels Landrush, DomainIncite] Retrieved 18 April 2014</ref>
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== Indirect Change of Control and Sale of BestTLD Pty Ltd ==
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== Sale of the .Best Top Level Domain ==
On June 23, 2018 ICANN provided its consent to the indirect change of control of the .Best Registry Agreement. Subsequent to ICANN's approval, .Best's holding company BestTLD Pty Ltd was sold to The Best SAS, a Paris based company led by President, Cyril Fremont.<ref>https://www.peoplebrowsr.com/blog/.best-tld-sale-to-the-best-sas</ref>
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In June 2018, PeopleBrowsr received approval from ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) to sell its BestTLD Pty Ltd subsidiary to The Best SAS, a Paris based company led by President, Cyril Fremont, in a strategic deal that would leverage PeopleBrowsr's SocialOS technology.
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BestTLD Pty Ltd owns the .Best Top Level Domain. It has distribution agreements with GoDaddy and over 50 other Domain Registrars.<ref>https://www.peoplebrowsr.com/blog/.best-tld-sale-to-the-best-sas</ref>
    
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