.inc
| Status: | Proposed |
| Manager: | Dot Registry LLC Top level Domain Holdings (TLDH) |
| Registry Provider: | Neustar (Dot Registry LLC) Minds + Machines (TLDH) |
| Type: | Generic TLD |
| Key People | |
| Shaul Jolles, CEO (Dot Registry LLC) Antony Van Couvering, CEO (TLDH) | |
.inc is a proposed new gTLD with ICANN's New gTLD Program for the use of corporations.Dot Registry LLC, a new registry operator founded by Ephraim Gershon is an applicant for the string and plans to restrict the registration of domain names under .inc string to legally registered corporations in the United States. Neustar has been selected by the company to provide its back-end registry solutions. [1]
The other applicant is Top level Domain Holdings (TLDH), the parent company of Minds + Machines engaged in TLD acquisitions, consultancy and registry services. TLDH submitted the application to ICANN on its own behalf and the company has not yet revealed its plans on how to operated the inc. registry if approved by ICANN. [2]
Possible String Objection
The National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) president Beth Chapman sent a letter to ICANN expressing the concerns of the organization regarding entities applying for the .inc TLD including other corporate-themed domain name strings (.llc, .corp and .llp). The organization informed ICANN that they will object to any application if the TLD is not restricted to "entities that are also legally and appropriately registered with the Secretaries of State, or the equivalent state agency as well as the registry operator." [3]