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'''.vip''' is a proposed [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. After an [[ICANN auction]] that occurred in September 2014, Top Level Domain Holdings became the only applicant for the TLD.

'''.vip''' is a proposed [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. After an [[ICANN auction]] that occurred in September 2014, Top Level Domain Holdings (TLDH) became the only applicant for the TLD.

==Current Applicants==

==Current Applicants==

==ICANN Auction==

==ICANN Auction==

In one of the first few public [[ICANN auction]]s to occur for the [[New gTLD Program]] that officially launched in 2012, Dot Tech LLC won the rights to the string over the other applicants, who withdrew their applications as a result.  

In one of the first few public [[ICANN auction]]s to occur for the [[New gTLD Program]] that officially launched in 2012, TLDH won the rights to the string over the other applicants, who withdrew their applications as a result.  

The auction occurred 17 September 2014, along with two other ICANN auctions for [[.buy]] and [[.vip]]. The winning price was $6,760,000 US Dollars. Unlike [[Private auction]]s, the winning price will not be split among the losing applicants, but will be held by [[ICANN]] and used towards a non-profit charity that is yet to be clarified.<ref>[https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/auctionresults Auction Results] ''ICANN.org''; Retrieved 19 September 2014</ref>

The auction occurred 17 September 2014, along with two other ICANN auctions for [[.buy]] and [[.tech]]. The winning price was $3,000,888 US Dollars. Unlike [[Private auction]]s, the winning price will not be split among the losing applicants, but will be held by [[ICANN]] and used towards a non-profit charity that is yet to be clarified.<ref>[https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/auctionresults Auction Results] ''ICANN.org''; Retrieved 19 September 2014</ref>

==References==

==References==