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New TLD Program
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This page provides links to information
about the process for introduction of new top-level domains (TLDs).
SEVEN NEW TLD PROPOSALS
SELECTED
At its meeting on 16 November 2000, the
ICANN Board selected seven new top-level domains (TLDs)
for negotiation of agreements. The new TLDs and their intended
purposes are listed below. For additional information, please
contact the applicants:
| TLD |
Purpose |
Applicant |
Contact(s) |
| .aero |
Air-transport industry |
Societe Internationale de
Telecommunications Aeronautiques SC, (SITA) |
Rosa
Delgado |
| .biz |
Businesses |
JVTeam, LLC (now known as
NeuLevel) |
Barbara
Blackwell
Manager, Public Relations
Tel: +1 202 533 2730
Fax: +1 202 533 2976 |
| .coop |
Non-profit cooperatives |
National Cooperative Business
Association, (NCBA) |
Paul
Hazen |
| .info |
Unrestricted use |
Afilias, LLC |
Moshe
Fogel |
| .museum |
Museums |
Museum Domain Management Association,
(MDMA) |
Cary
Karp
Kenneth
Hamma |
| .name |
For registration by individuals |
Global Name Registry, LTD |
Hakon
Haugnes |
| .pro |
Accountants, lawyers, and physicians |
RegistryPro, LTD |
Hayes
& Curran Solicitors |
See ICANN's
press release for additional details. The new TLDs are not
expected to be operational until at least the second quarter
of 2001.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
FAQ #1: How can I register a name in
one of the new top-level domains (TLDs) right now?
No companies have been accredited yet to
register names in any of the new TLDs. Registration procedures
have not yet been formalized, and there is no
guarantee that any particular organization will be authorized
to take registrations for any particular TLD. Registration will
be done on a fair basis. Please monitor the ICANN website for
further developments.
FAQ #2: Can I "pre-register"
names in the new TLDs?
No one has been authorized to "pre-register"
domain names in the new TLDs. Persons who attempt to "pre-register"
such domain names do so at their own risk and with no assurance
that they will receive the pre-registered names once the TLDs
become operational. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently
issued a consumer alert warning about "scam artists"
offering services along these lines. Among other recommendations,
the FTC advised consumers to protect themselves by "[a]voiding
any domain name pre-registration service that asks for up-front
fees, guarantees particular top level domain names or preferential
treatment in the assignment of new top level domain names."
Please refer to the FTC's
alert for additional information.
NEW TLD PROGRAM APPLICATION
PROCESS ARCHIVE
Click here
to see information we have collected from the application process.
Comments concerning the layout, construction and
functionality of this site
should be sent to webmaster@icann.org.
Page Updated 28-November-00
(c) 2000 The Internet Corporation
for Assigned Names and Numbers All rights reserved.
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