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|status = Contract Signed

|status = Delegated

|manager  =[[Afilias]]

|manager  =[[Afilias]]

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|category = [[:Category:Lifestyle New gTLDs|Lifestyle]]

|category = [[:Category:Lifestyle New gTLDs|Lifestyle]]

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|priority = 1589 - [[Afilias]]

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'''.black''' is a proposed [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. The applicant is [[Afilias]].<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>

'''.black''' is a proposed [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. The applicant is [[Afilias]].<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 27 March 2014.<ref name="delegation">[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings Delegated Strings, ICANN.org] Retrieved 15 April 2014</ref>

===Application Details===

==Application Details==

'''Excerpts from Response to Question 18:'''<br>

'''Excerpts from Response to Question 18:'''<br>

".BLACK proposes to create an Internet space in which businesses, organizations and individuals can create an Internet identity tied to the color and the concept of black. This will allow for an explosion of creativity and Internet offerings around this concept...

".BLACK proposes to create an Internet space in which businesses, organizations and individuals can create an Internet identity tied to the color and the concept of black. This will allow for an explosion of creativity and Internet offerings around this concept...

==Contract Signed==

==Contract Signed==

On 16 January 2014 [[Afilias]] received a [[Registry Agreement]] signed by [[ICANN]] for .black after passing all the required processes needed to become a [[Registry Operator]] for the string.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries-date Registry Agreements, ICANN.org] Retrieved 22 Jan 2014</ref>

On 16 January 2014 [[Afilias]] received a [[Registry Agreement]] signed by [[ICANN]] for .black after passing all the required processes needed to become a [[Registry Operator]] for the string.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries-date Registry Agreements, ICANN.org] Retrieved 22 Jan 2014</ref>

==References==

==References==