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'''.pizza''' is a [[GTLD]] that was proposed in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. After a [[Private auction]] in May 2014, [[Donuts]] became the only applicant for the string. The application succeeded and .pizza was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] on the 27th August 2014.<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings ICANN delegated strings] Retrieved 5th December 2014.</ref>

==Background==
===Successful Applicant===
# Donuts (Foggy Moon, LLC), .pizza is one of 307 applications submitted by Donuts. This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/634 here].
===Previous Applicants===
# [[Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.]], It is one of 68 applications that [[Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.]] has filed for on its own behalf.<ref>[http://www.tldh.org/2012/06/gtld-application-update-92-applications-submitted/ gTLD Application Update 92 applications submitted, TLDH.org]</ref> This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/1714 here]. 
# [[Uniregistry]], Corp., one of 54 applications by [[Frank Schilling]]'s company.
# [[Asiamix Digital Limited]]

===Private Auction===
In a private auction conducted by [[Applicant Auction]] in May 2014, Donuts won the rights to .pizza over the other three applicants for an undisclosed amount.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/16767-ten-more-new-gtld-contests-settled-in-auction Ten more New gTLD Contests Settled in Auction, DomainIncite] Retrieved 3 June 2014</ref>

===TLDH & $15mm Auction Funding===
On February 26 2013, [[Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.]] announced that it had entered into a funding agreement worth $15 million to be used in the case of auction for a specific unnamed TLD. The investor will not receive ownership of the TLD but a share of future revenues. TLDH did not name the TLD that the funds are directed for, and it is in 11 head to head contentions and 12 featuring more than one contender.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2013/02/26/tldh-gets-up-to-15-million-for-a-single-top-level-domain-name-auction/ TLDh Gets 15 Million for A Single Top Level Domain Name Auction, DomainNameWire.com] Published and Retrieved 26 Feb 2013</ref>


==Contract Signed==
On 26th June 2014, [[Donuts]] received a [[Registry Agreement]] signed by [[ICANN]] for .pizza after passing the [[Initial Evaluation]].<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries Registry Agreements, ICANN.org] Retrieved 05 December 2014</ref>

==Delegation and Availability==
.pizza was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] of the [[DNS]] on the 27th August, 2014, completing the successful application for the string.<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings ICANN delegated strings] Retrieved 5th December 2014.</ref>

===Sunrise===

The [[Registry]] announced that the [[Sunrise Period]] for the string would begin on the 30th September 2014, and end on 29th November 2014.<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/sunrise-claims-periods TLD Startup Information, ICANN.org] Retrieved 5th December 2014</ref>



==References==
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