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New
gTLDs: The
Magnificent .eu .biz .info
.name .pro
.aero .coop
.museum |
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On November 16, 2000, ICANN approved
seven new domains:
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.biz,
.info, .name, .pro, .aero, .coop, and .museum |
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These new extensions have only been approved
by ICANN but not by the US Department of Commerce. These
new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) will not be officially
entered into the Internet's root servers until the spring
of 2001. This pre-registration is
FREE and you will only be charged a registration
fee for the domain names you have successfully registered
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.eu
for residents or organizations established in the European
Union
.biz
for businesses and corporations
.info
for information-based services such as newspapers, libraries,
etc.
.name
for individuals' and personal websites
.pro
for professions such as law, medicine, accounting,
etc.
.aero
for services and companies dealing with air travel
.coop
for co-operative organizations
.museum
for museums, archival institutions, and exhibitions
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There are 8
new TLDs. Each was proposed by an individual, organization,
or business, and they include:
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.eu
- is a new Top Level Domain that will be available in
2006 to European Union residents or any organizations
established in the European Union. EU can be useful for
those businesses and organziation operating in countries
of the European Union.
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.biz
- JVTeam LLC proposed a suffix specifically
for businesses. ICANN found it the strongest of several
.biz proposals. It is unclear at this point how the
company would handle requests from individuals and non-business
groups. |
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.pro
- RegistryPro Ltd. proposed .pro for professionals.
For example, physician John Doe could register as johndoe.med.pro.
If John Doe were a lawyer, he could register as johndoe.law.pro.
Individuals must prove their professional status before
registering a .pro domain name. |
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.info
- Afilias LLC, a consortium of 19 registration
companies, proposed .info as a truly global option for
general information, similar to most .com registrations
are in the United States. |
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.name
- The Global Name Registry Ltd. proposed
a category for individuals. It would reserve second-level
names such as smith.name and let individuals register
john.smith.name or betty.smith.name. It is not clear
at this point how the company would deal with multiple
individuals named John Smith. |
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.museum
- The Museum Domain Management Association,
a group created through the International Council of
Museums, proposed the suffix for accredited museums
worldwide. |
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.coop
- The National Cooperative Business Association
proposed a special designation for business cooperatives
such as credit unions and rural electric coops. The
suffix would be available for members of the group and
its counterparts worldwide. |
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.aero
- Societe Internationale de Telecommunications
Aeronautiques, an international aviation group, proposed
.air for the airlines, airports, computer reservation
systems and related industries. ICANN countered with
.aero as an alternative that could be more globally
recognize. |
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