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You have to pay about $200k to ICANN just to submit a proposal for a new gTLD.

• apple4ever 7y ago
  Because it costs so much to add a new gTLD /sarcasm
  • C1sc0cat 7y ago
    Its not cheap you have to commit to very high up times with massive redundancy eg survive continent failure
    • 55555 7y ago
      Does ICANN pay for that infra though or do you? Because if ICANN doesn't pay I don't see how that's relevant.
      • C1sc0cat 7y ago
        No the registry does that for real TLD's - this isn't a vanity domain like .sony
  • notahacker 7y ago
    It certainly reduces the likelihood of everyone and their uncle putting in requests to bag a few gTLDs for themselves...
• C1sc0cat 7y ago
  Those are the vanity domains bidding for a proper tld is much more $$$
  • icebraining 7y ago
    From what I can tell, generic TLDs like .community or .theatre are enrolled under the same program and fees as brand TLDs.