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'''.sydney''' is a proposed [[GeoTLD]] in [[ICANN]]s [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD program]]. One public applicant is a joint venture between [[CoCCA]], [[Sedari]], and [[Cloud Registry]]; they plan to apply for both .sydney and [[.melbourne]]. There is speculation that Australian based [[ARI Registry Services]] could also apply for these domains.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/joint-venture-bids-for-aussie-city-gtlds/ Joint Venture Bids For Aussie City gTLDs, DomainIncite.com]</ref>

'''.sydney''' is a proposed [[GeoTLD]] in [[ICANN]]s [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD program]]. The government of the Australian state of New South Wales has selected [[ARI Registry Services]] to provide the technical registry functions for the extension. The government is also contracting out other gTLD consultancy work with [[Melbourne IT]].<ref>[http://www.ariservices.com/news-ari_wins_tender_for_melbourne_and_sydney.php News ARI Wins Tender for Melbourne and Sydney, ARIservices.com]</ref> ARI Registry Services beat out a joint venture between [[CoCCA]], [[Sedari]], and [[Cloud Registry]], which applied for both .sydney and [[.melbourne]].<ref>[http://domainincite.com/joint-venture-bids-for-aussie-city-gtlds/ Joint Venture Bids For Aussie City gTLDs, DomainIncite.com]</ref>

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