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===Background===

===Background===

In February, 2012, it was announced that [[Nominet]] had been chosen to run the technical registry functions for the yet-to-be-named managing entity associated with the Welsh Government. The same entity will also be applying for [[.cymru]] with Nominet, which means ".wales" in Welsh. The planned application for 2 Welsh TLDs apparently follows debate in the country as to whether their Geo TLD should be in their little-used, native language or in English, and also plans from a now-defunct entity lobbying for .cymru and .cym.<ref>[http://news.dot-nxt.com/2012/02/22/welsh-government-dot-cymru-compromise Welsh Government Dot Cymru Compromise, News.Dot-Nxt.com]</ref> Nominet has stated that it plans to establish a model whereby excess funds are reinvested in Wales and its community.<ref>[http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=9074 Latest, Nominet.org]</ref><ref>[http://domainincite.com/nominet-confirmed-for-wales-gtld-bid/ Nominet Confirmed For Wales gTLD Bid, DomainIncite.com]</ref> The company contracted [[Beaufort Research]] in order to discover what their stakeholders would like done with the Welsh TLDs. They have released a questionnaire, with questions relating to policy, pricing and perceived demand.<ref>[http://www.internetnews.me/2012/06/06/nominet-doing-market-research-on-wales-and-cymru/ Nominet Doing Market Research On .Wales and .Cymru, internetnews.me]</ref>

In February, 2012, it was announced that [[Nominet]] had been chosen to run the technical registry functions for the yet-to-be-named managing entity associated with the Welsh Government. The same entity will also be applying for [[.cymru]] with Nominet, which means ".wales" in Welsh. The planned application for 2 Welsh TLDs apparently follows debate in the country as to whether their Geo TLD should be in their little-used, native language or in English, and also plans from a now-defunct entity lobbying for .cymru and .cym.<ref>[http://news.dot-nxt.com/2012/02/22/welsh-government-dot-cymru-compromise Welsh Government Dot Cymru Compromise, News.Dot-Nxt.com]</ref> Nominet has stated that it plans to establish a model whereby excess funds are reinvested in Wales and its community.<ref>[http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=9074 Latest, Nominet.org]</ref><ref>[http://domainincite.com/nominet-confirmed-for-wales-gtld-bid/ Nominet Confirmed For Wales gTLD Bid, DomainIncite.com]</ref> The company contracted [[Beaufort Research]] in order to discover what their stakeholders would like done with the Welsh TLDs. They have released a questionnaire, with questions relating to policy, pricing and perceived demand.<ref>[http://www.internetnews.me/2012/06/06/nominet-doing-market-research-on-wales-and-cymru/ Nominet Doing Market Research On .Wales and .Cymru, internetnews.me]</ref>