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|category  = [[:Category:Technology New gTLDs|Technology]]
 
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|priority = 581 - [[Famous Four Media]] (dot Chat Limited)<br>1024 - [[Donuts]] (Sand Fields, LLC)<br>1534 - [[Radix]] (IM TLD Inc.)<br>1693 - [[Top Level Spectrum, Inc.]] ([[Jay Westerdal]])
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|priority = <s>581 - [[Famous Four Media]] (dot Chat Limited)<br></s>1024 - [[Donuts]] (Sand Fields, LLC)<br><s>1534 - [[Radix]] (IM TLD Inc.)<br>1693 - [[Top Level Spectrum, Inc.]] ([[Jay Westerdal]])</s>
 
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'''.chat''' is a proposed [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]].
 
'''.chat''' is a proposed [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]].
  
==Current Applicants==
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==Applicants==
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===Current Applicant===
 
The applicants for the .chat TLD are: <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 applicants for the .chat TLD are: <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>
# [[Radix]], .chat is one of 31 applications submitted by the company.<ref>[http://www.radixregistry.com/index.php RadixRegistry.com]</ref>
 
# [[Famous Four Media]] (dot Chat Limited), a registry service provider based in Gibraltar that applied for 61 new gTLDs. <ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/06/13/famous-four-media-applies-for-61-generic-tlds-poker-bet-bingo-casino-win/comment-page-1/  Famous Four Media Applies For 61 Generic TLD’s...]</ref>
 
 
# [[Donuts]] (Sand Fields, LLC), a start-up registry operator that filed for 307 new gTLDs. <ref>
 
# [[Donuts]] (Sand Fields, LLC), a start-up registry operator that filed for 307 new gTLDs. <ref>
 
[http://www.domainnamenews.com/new-gtlds/donuts-inc-eye-popping-list-of-307-new-top-level-domains/11730 Donuts Inc eye popping list of 307 new top-level domains]</ref> This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/846 here].
 
[http://www.domainnamenews.com/new-gtlds/donuts-inc-eye-popping-list-of-307-new-top-level-domains/11730 Donuts Inc eye popping list of 307 new top-level domains]</ref> This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/846 here].
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====Private Auction====
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A [[private auction]] resolved the contention set for this string in November 2014, with Donuts winning the rights for the gTLD.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/17622-battles-for-chat-style-tennis-bingo-and-sas-are-over Battles for .chat, .style, .tennis, .bingo, and .sas Are Over] ''By Kevin Murphy, DomainIncite.com''; Retrieved 13 Nov 2014</ref>
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===Previous Applicants===
 
# [[Top Level Spectrum, Inc.]], [[Jay Westerdal]], is the president of the company. He is also the founder & CEO of [[Name Intelligence]], a company that offers solutions for centralized domain management and intellectual property protection.
 
# [[Top Level Spectrum, Inc.]], [[Jay Westerdal]], is the president of the company. He is also the founder & CEO of [[Name Intelligence]], a company that offers solutions for centralized domain management and intellectual property protection.
===Radix===
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# [[Radix]], .chat is one of 31 applications submitted by the company.<ref>[http://www.radixregistry.com/index.php RadixRegistry.com]</ref>
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# [[Famous Four Media]] (dot Chat Limited), a registry service provider based in Gibraltar that applied for 61 new gTLDs. <ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/06/13/famous-four-media-applies-for-61-generic-tlds-poker-bet-bingo-casino-win/comment-page-1/  Famous Four Media Applies For 61 Generic TLD’s...]</ref>
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====Radix====
 
Radix received a [[GAC]] Early Warning as an entire applicant, where each one of the applicants was flagged by the U.S. Government. This seems to be the only time a portfolio applicant had all of their applications warned. The issue does not deal with the technical capabilities or thematic content of their applications, but rather the inclusion of an email address associated with the US' Federal Bureau of Investigation. It seems that Radix included correspondence with this address as a recommendation with each of their applications.<ref>[https://gacweb.icann.org/download/attachments/22938690/RadixReg-US-31.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1353452704000 RadixReg. GACweb.ICANN.org] Retrieved 27 Nov 2012</ref>
 
Radix received a [[GAC]] Early Warning as an entire applicant, where each one of the applicants was flagged by the U.S. Government. This seems to be the only time a portfolio applicant had all of their applications warned. The issue does not deal with the technical capabilities or thematic content of their applications, but rather the inclusion of an email address associated with the US' Federal Bureau of Investigation. It seems that Radix included correspondence with this address as a recommendation with each of their applications.<ref>[https://gacweb.icann.org/download/attachments/22938690/RadixReg-US-31.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1353452704000 RadixReg. GACweb.ICANN.org] Retrieved 27 Nov 2012</ref>
  

Revision as of 21:40, 13 November 2014

Status: Proposed
Registry: Donuts
Registry Backend: Donuts
Type: Generic
Category: Technology
Priority #: 581 - Famous Four Media (dot Chat Limited)
1024 - Donuts (Sand Fields, LLC)
1534 - Radix (IM TLD Inc.)
1693 - Top Level Spectrum, Inc. (Jay Westerdal)

More information: NTLDStatsLogo.png

.chat is a proposed TLD in ICANN's New gTLD Program.

Applicants

Current Applicant

The applicants for the .chat TLD are: [1]

  1. Donuts (Sand Fields, LLC), a start-up registry operator that filed for 307 new gTLDs. [2] This applicant submitted a Public Interest Commitment, which can be downloaded here.

Private Auction

A private auction resolved the contention set for this string in November 2014, with Donuts winning the rights for the gTLD.[3]

Previous Applicants

  1. Top Level Spectrum, Inc., Jay Westerdal, is the president of the company. He is also the founder & CEO of Name Intelligence, a company that offers solutions for centralized domain management and intellectual property protection.
  2. Radix, .chat is one of 31 applications submitted by the company.[4]
  3. Famous Four Media (dot Chat Limited), a registry service provider based in Gibraltar that applied for 61 new gTLDs. [5]

Radix

Radix received a GAC Early Warning as an entire applicant, where each one of the applicants was flagged by the U.S. Government. This seems to be the only time a portfolio applicant had all of their applications warned. The issue does not deal with the technical capabilities or thematic content of their applications, but rather the inclusion of an email address associated with the US' Federal Bureau of Investigation. It seems that Radix included correspondence with this address as a recommendation with each of their applications.[6]

References