Difference between revisions of ".persiangulf"
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==Objection== | ==Objection== | ||
| − | Saudi Arabia's Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) filed an objection against the TLD.<ref>[http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2012/08/16/icann_top_level_domain_applications_saudi_arabia_apparently_objects_to_catholic_gay_bible_.html?from=rss/&wpisrc=newsletter_slatest Saudi Arabia Apparently Objects to .Catholic, .Gay, .Bible, and 28 More Proposed New Top-Level Domains, slate.com]</ref> | + | Saudi Arabia's Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) filed an objection against the TLD during the public comment period.<ref>[http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2012/08/16/icann_top_level_domain_applications_saudi_arabia_apparently_objects_to_catholic_gay_bible_.html?from=rss/&wpisrc=newsletter_slatest Saudi Arabia Apparently Objects to .Catholic, .Gay, .Bible, and 28 More Proposed New Top-Level Domains, slate.com]</ref> |
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| + | The application was issued a single [[GAC]] Early Warning jointly submitted by the governments of Bahrain, Oman, Qatar and UAE; the warning system is noted as a strong recommendation on behalf of national governments to the [[ICANN Board]] that a given TLD application should be denied. The warning notes that there is a lack of community involvement and support and that the applicant is trying to standardize and use a term for the body of water that is not used by the countries bordering the gulf, that is, they officially recognize it as being named the "Arabian Gulf".<ref>[https://gacweb.icann.org/download/attachments/22938690/Persiangulf-AE-55439.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1353382537000 PersianGulf AE, GACweb.ICANN.org]</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 23:22, 24 November 2012
| Status: | Proposed |
| Type: | Generic |
| Category: | Culture |
.persiangulf is a proposed TLD in ICANN's New gTLD Program. The applicant is Asia Green IT System Bilgisayar San. ve Tic. Ltd. Sti.[1]
Objection
Saudi Arabia's Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) filed an objection against the TLD during the public comment period.[2]
The application was issued a single GAC Early Warning jointly submitted by the governments of Bahrain, Oman, Qatar and UAE; the warning system is noted as a strong recommendation on behalf of national governments to the ICANN Board that a given TLD application should be denied. The warning notes that there is a lack of community involvement and support and that the applicant is trying to standardize and use a term for the body of water that is not used by the countries bordering the gulf, that is, they officially recognize it as being named the "Arabian Gulf".[3]