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From: Anne-Rachel Inne <anne-rachel.inne () icann ! org>
Date: 2012-01-20 9:43:55
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January 19, 2012
Application Window for New Top-Level Domain Names
Successfully Passes One-Week Mark
Application System Functioning Smoothly
Marina del Rey, California… One week after the Internet Corporation for Assigned \
Names and Numbers (ICANN) began accepting applications for new generic Top-Level \
Domains (gTLDs), the application system is functioning without a hitch.
"I can state firmly that one week into the process, the application system for the \
new domain names is functioning just as it should," said Rod Beckstrom, ICANN's \
President and Chief Executive Officer. "This is a reflection of the careful planning, \
hard work and long hours our staff spent preparing for last week's launch."
At one minute past midnight (UTC) on Thursday, 12 January, ICANN began accepting \
applications for new generic Top-Level Domains, beginning one of the biggest changes \
in the Internet's evolution.
The new program will greatly expand the current 22 Top-Level Domains (such as .com, \
.gov and .net) to include almost any word or name. It also allows, for the first \
time, non-Latin language scripts such as Arabic, Chinese and Cyrillic to be used in a \
gTLD.
"I couldn't be more pleased," said Michael Salazar, Director of the New gTLD program. \
"ICANN spent six years working to ensure it got this program right and we worked \
particularly hard to make certain the application portion of the program went \
smoothly."
As of today (January 19), there are 25 successful registrants in the online TLD \
Application System. However, this number does not necessarily represent the total \
number of applications since each registrant can apply for up to 50 new generic \
Top-Level Domains.
The deadline to register in the TLD Application System is 29 March. If applicants are \
not registered in the system by that date, they will be unable to apply.
In early May, approximately two weeks after the new gTLD application window closes, \
ICANN will publish a list of the applications and who has applied for which domain \
name.
Until then, ICANN will not comment publicly about any specific application, the total \
number of applications received, or who has submitted applications.
Initial processing of the applications is expected to be completed in mid-November \
2012 and the first new generic Top-Level Domains are expected to be online sometime \
in early 2013.
##
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE NEW gTLD PROGRAM:
* Frequently Asked Questions: \
http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/customer-service/faqs/faqs-en
* Program overview: \
http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gtld-facts-31jul11-en.pdf
* Information for rights holders: \
http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/rights-holders-with-insert-02sep11-en.pdf
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Brad White
Director of Global Media Affairs
Washington, D.C.
Tel. +1 (202) 570 7118
brad.white@icann.org<mailto:brad.white@icann.org>
Andrew Robertson
Edelman Public Relations
London, U.K.
Tel. + 44 (7811) 341 945
andrew.Robertson@edelman.com<mailto:andrew.Robertson@edelman.com>
About ICANN: ICANN's mission is to ensure a stable, secure and unified global \
Internet. To reach another person on the Internet you have to type an address into \
your computer - a name or a number. That address has to be unique so computers know \
where to find each other. ICANN coordinates these unique identifiers across the \
world. Without that coordination we wouldn't have one global Internet. ICANN was \
formed in 1998. It is a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with participants \
from all over the world dedicated to keeping the Internet secure, stable and \
interoperable. It promotes competition and develops policy on the Internet's unique \
identifiers. ICANN doesn't control content on the Internet. It cannot stop spam and \
it doesn't deal with access to the Internet. But through its coordination role of the \
Internet's naming system, it does have an important impact on the expansion and \
evolution of the Internet. For more information please visit: \
www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org/>.
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class=WordSection1><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span \
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><img id="_x0000_i1025" \
src="http://www.vocus.com/images/pr/icannheader2_logo.jpg"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><em><b><span \
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>January 19, \
2012</span></b></em><span \
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p \
align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span \
style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Application Window for New \
Top-Level Domain Names</span></strong><span \
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p \
align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span \
style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Successfully Passes \
One-Week Mark</span></strong><span \
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p \
align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span \
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Application System \
Functioning Smoothly</span></strong><span \
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><em><b><span \
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Marina del Rey, \
California…</span></b></em><span \
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> One week after the Internet \
Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) began accepting applications for \
new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs), the application system is functioning without \
a hitch.</span><span \
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span \
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>"I can state firmly that one \
week into the process, the application system for the new domain names is functioning \
just as it should," said Rod Beckstrom, ICANN's President and Chief Executive \
Officer. "This is a reflection of the careful planning, hard work and long hours our \
staff spent preparing for last week's launch."</span><span \
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span \
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>At one minute past midnight \
(UTC) on Thursday, 12 January, ICANN began accepting applications for new generic \
Top-Level Domains, beginning one of the biggest changes in the Internet's \
evolution.</span><span \
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span \
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The new program will greatly \
expand the current 22 Top-Level Domains (such as .com, .gov and .net) to include \
almost any word or name. It also allows, for the first time, non-Latin language \
scripts such as Arabic, Chinese and Cyrillic to be used in a gTLD.</span><span \
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span \
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>"I couldn't be more \
pleased," said Michael Salazar, Director of the New gTLD program. "ICANN spent six \
years working to ensure it got this program right and we worked particularly hard to \
make certain the application portion of the program went smoothly." \
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span \
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>As of today (January 19), \
there are 25 successful registrants in the online TLD Application System. However, \
this number does not necessarily represent the total number of applications since \
each registrant can apply for up to 50 new generic Top-Level Domains.</span><span \
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span \
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The deadline to register in \
the TLD Application System is 29 March. If applicants are not registered in the \
system by that date, they will be unable to apply.</span><span \
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span \
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In early May, approximately \
two weeks after the new gTLD application window closes, ICANN will publish a list of \
the applications and who has applied for which domain name.</span><span \
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><em><span \
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Until then, ICANN will not \
comment publicly about any specific application, the total number of applications \
received, or who has submitted applications.</span></em><span \
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span \
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Initial processing of the \
applications is expected to be completed in mid-November 2012 and the first new \
generic Top-Level Domains are expected to be online sometime in early \
2013.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p \
align=center style='text-align:center'><span \
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>##</span><span \
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><strong><span \
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE \
NEW gTLD PROGRAM:</span></strong><span \
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul \
type=disc><li class=MsoNormal \
style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 \
lfo1'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Frequently Asked \
Questions: <a href="http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/customer-service/faqs/faqs \
-en">http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/customer-service/faqs/faqs-en</a></span><span \
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li \
class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 \
level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Program \
overview: <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gtld-facts-31jul11-e \
n.pdf">http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gtld-facts-31jul11-en.pdf</a></span><span \
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li \
class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 \
level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Information \
for rights holders: <a \
href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/rights-holders-with-insert-02sep11-en.p \
df">http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/rights-holders-with-insert-02sep11-en.pdf</a></span><span \
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p><strong><span \
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>MEDIA \
CONTACTS: </span></strong><span \
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p \
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style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Brad White</span><span \
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p \
style='margin-left:1.5in'><span \
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Director of Global Media \
Affairs</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p \
style='margin-left:1.5in'><span \
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Washington, D.C.</span><span \
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span \
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Tel. +1 (202) 570 7118</span><span \
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span \
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style='margin-left:1.5in'><span \
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Andrew Robertson</span><span \
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p \
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Relations</span><span \
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945</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p \
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>About ICANN: \
</span></strong><em><span \
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>ICANN's mission is to \
ensure a stable, secure and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the \
Internet you have to type an address into your computer - a name or a number. That \
address has to be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN \
coordinates these unique identifiers across the world. Without that coordination we \
wouldn't have one global Internet. ICANN was formed in 1998. It is a not-for-profit \
public-benefit corporation with participants from all over the world dedicated to \
keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable. It promotes competition and \
develops policy on the Internet's unique identifiers. ICANN doesn't control content \
on the Internet. It cannot stop spam and it doesn't deal with access to the Internet. \
But through its coordination role of the Internet's naming system, it does have an \
important impact on the expansion and evolution of the \
Internet.</span></em><strong><i><span \
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> For more information \
please visit: </span></i></strong><span \
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a \
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