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'''dotBERLIN''' GmbH & Co. KG is a company proposing a new [[GeoTLD]] that creates a new regional domainspace through identification with the city of Berlin. Currently, the company is lobbying within [[ICANN]] for the creation and allocation of the [[.berlin]] name space, through the implementation of the new [[gTLD]] process. The company predicts that in the future, private individuals, companies, and organizations will register their Internet addresses with .berlin domains; such as painter.berlin, zoo.berlin, etc.<ref>[http://www.newdomains.org/newTLDs/dot-berlin-dotberlin newdomains.org]</ref><ref>[http://www.dot-nxt.com/applicant/dot-berlin dotnext]</ref> The .berlin domain is meant to represent the community of Berlin, which distinguishes it from the other international Internet addresses. Presently, the company is supporting [[ICANN]] in the new [[gTLD]] guideline procedure. After the .berlin domain is introduced, registration of domains can be expected to begin the following year.
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'''dotBERLIN''' GmbH & Co. KG is a company administering a new [[GeoTLD]] that creates a new regional domainspace through identification with the city of Berlin. The company successfully applied within [[ICANN]] for the creation and allocation of the [[.berlin]] name space, through the implementation of the new [[gTLD]] process. The company predicts that in the future, private individuals, companies, and organizations will register their Internet addresses with .berlin domains; such as painter.berlin, zoo.berlin, etc.<ref>[http://www.newdomains.org/newTLDs/dot-berlin-dotberlin newdomains.org]</ref><ref>[http://www.dot-nxt.com/applicant/dot-berlin dotnext]</ref> The .berlin domain is meant to represent the community of Berlin, which distinguishes it from the other international Internet addresses. The .berlin domain was introduced into the [[Root Zone]] on 8 January 2014.<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings Delegated String, ICANN.org] Retrieved 09 Jan 2014</ref>
    
dotBERLIN's mission is to give Berlin identity to Berliners, their organizations, their companies and their locations by supporting them with the .berlin domain name.<ref>[http://www.newdomains.org/newTLDs/dot-berlin-dotberlin newdomains.org]</ref><ref>[https://www.uniteddomains.com/new-top-level-domain/berlin-domain-registration/ uniteddomains]</ref>
 
dotBERLIN's mission is to give Berlin identity to Berliners, their organizations, their companies and their locations by supporting them with the .berlin domain name.<ref>[http://www.newdomains.org/newTLDs/dot-berlin-dotberlin newdomains.org]</ref><ref>[https://www.uniteddomains.com/new-top-level-domain/berlin-domain-registration/ uniteddomains]</ref>