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''' The Foundation for Assistance for Internet Technologies and Infrastructure Development (FAITID)''' is non-profit organization responsible in implementing initiatives aimed to increase the use of internet in Russian communities and around the world. The organization was established in 2011. Dmitry Burkov serves Chairman of the FAITID Board. <ref>[http://en.faitid.org/ About the Foundation]</ref>

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==New gTLD Applications==

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FAITID submitted its application for the [[.moscow]] and [[.москва]] (Russian translation for Moscow) [[GeoTLD|geographical TLDs]] on April 12, 2012. The organization submitted its applications for the TLDs in Latin and Cyrillic scripts. The requirements for the application was prepared through the collaboration of [[Sedari]], a TLD consulting, management and technology firm expert in ICANN process and the [[ISC Consortium]], which provides technical assistance. According to FAITID, the standard price per domain names registered under the .moscow and .москва strings will be around 600 Roubles (20$). <ref>[http://www.domainmoscow.org/node/105 Application for .MOSCOW and .МОСКВА TLDs was Submitted to ICANN]</ref>

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<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/01/24/sedari-working-on-moscow-application/ Sedari Working On .Moscow Application]</ref>

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==Background of the .moscow (.москва) Project==

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In 2010, the [[Coordination Center for TLD RU]] (CC for TLD RU), the registry operator of [[.ru]] [[ccTLD]] and [[.РФ]] [[IDN ccTLD]] initiated the [[.moscow]] ([[.москва]]) project. The CC for TLD RU proposed the project to the different government agencies in Moscow including the creation of a special community council to administer it. <ref>

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[http://www.domainmoscow.org/node/49 RU-CENTER has announced the idea of TLDs .MOSCOW and .МОСКВА implementation]</ref>

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Following the CC for TLD RU's proposal, the Moskovskiy Komsomolets, one of the leading news paper in Russia launched a survey about the project on its website to gather the opinion of the citizens in Moscow. The survey was implement from September 2 until October 1, 2010. <ref>[http://www.domainmoscow.org/node/50 A poll in the support of TLDs .MOSCOW and .МОСКВА started on the “Moskovskiy Komsomolets” website]</ref> Thousands of citizens responded and supported the project. The Moscow Department of Culture and Moscow Department of Support and Development of Small and Middle Entrepreneurship (DSDSME) also supported the project and expressed their willingness to participate in creating a Community Council that will handle the application for the TLDs with ICANN.<ref>[http://www.domainmoscow.org/node/46 Moscow governmental bodies support the idea of .MOSCOW and .МОСКВА implementation]</ref> FAITID was established and took over the responsibility to manage the .moscow/москва project. <ref>[http://www.domainmoscow.org/ About TLDs .MOSCOW and .МОСКВА]</ref>

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Since the inception of the .moscow (.москва) project, it was presented to the different international internet conferences and symposiums particularly during ICANN meetings. It was introduced during the 2010 [[RIPE NCC]] Moscow Regional Meeting, <ref>[http://www.domainmoscow.org/node/45 TLDs .MOSCOW and .МОСКВА were introduced during the RIPE NCC Moscow Regional Meeting 2010]</ref> [[ICANN 40]] Meeting in San Francisco and <ref>[http://www.domainmoscow.org/node/71 Moscow TLDs will be introduced on ICANN Meeting in San Francisco]</ref> at the [[ICANN 43]] Meeting in Costa Rica <ref>

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[http://www.domainmoscow.org/node/97 Final Consultations on Application for .MOSCOW and .МОСКВА Domains Held in Costa Rica]</ref> and during the international domain forum in Bulgaria. <ref>[http://www.domainmoscow.org/node/87 .MOSCOW and .МОСКВА TLDs Have Been Presented at International Domain Forum in Bulgaria]</ref>

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==References==

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