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I wonder what the process for getting a new one approved would look like. For example, would Google be able to say, hey, we've got a large online presence, can

I wonder what the process for getting a new one approved would look like. For example, would Google be able to say, hey, we've got a large online presence, can we have the "google" gTLD? If not, we have problems like it being possible to continuously create new TLDs and domain-squat on google.whatever or such. If so, well, that's interesting, I actually can't wait for Google's url to be http://google http://google. Maybe one day even //google. Good times, good times.

po 15y ago
Somehow I suspect the process will involve forking a bunch of money over to ICANN.
- pyre 15y ago
  You mean I can't get one for $7/year on GoDaddy?
  - furyg3 15y ago
    Just wait. They'll sell the first few for hundreds of thousands (millions?) of dollars to Google, Pepsi, and Sony, and in 10 years they'll be on GoDaddy fo $20.
nbpoole 15y ago
From http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/factsheet-new-gtld-program-14apr11-en.pdf http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/factsheet-new-gtld-... > How much is the evaluation fee? The evaluation fee is estimated at US$185,000. Applicants will be required to pay a US$5,000 deposit fee per requested application slot when registering. The US$5,000 will be credited against the evaluation fee > Are there any additional costs I should be aware of in applying for a new gTLD? Yes. Applicants may be required to pay additional fees in certain cases where specialized process steps are applicable, and should expect to account for their own business startup costs. See Section 1.5.2 of the Applicant Guidebook. And the guidebook (http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/rfp-clean-30may11-en.pdf http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/rfp-clean-30may11-e...) mentions a number of different fees.
- code_duck 15y ago
  I was trying to determine: what portion of that, if any, is refundable should an application be turned down?
  - seriocomic 15y ago
    If you withdraw after the 1st phase of the application (application submitted and all applicants are visibile for that TLD) then you are entitled to 70% refund, the second phase (once all eligible applicants have withstood the examination process and survived contention) 30%, when the bidding starts - nada.
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po 15y ago

Somehow I suspect the process will involve forking a bunch of money over to ICANN.

pyre 15y ago
You mean I can't get one for $7/year on GoDaddy?
- furyg3 15y ago
  Just wait. They'll sell the first few for hundreds of thousands (millions?) of dollars to Google, Pepsi, and Sony, and in 10 years they'll be on GoDaddy fo $20.

nbpoole 15y ago

From http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/factsheet-new-gtld-program-14apr11-en.pdf http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/factsheet-new-gtld-... > How much is the evaluation fee? The evaluation fee is estimated at US$185,000. Applicants will be required to pay a US$5,000 deposit fee per requested application slot when registering. The US$5,000 will be credited against the evaluation fee > Are there any additional costs I should be aware of in applying for a new gTLD? Yes. Applicants may be required to pay additional fees in certain cases where specialized process steps are applicable, and should expect to account for their own business startup costs. See Section 1.5.2 of the Applicant Guidebook. And the guidebook (http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/rfp-clean-30may11-en.pdf http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/rfp-clean-30may11-e...) mentions a number of different fees.

code_duck 15y ago
I was trying to determine: what portion of that, if any, is refundable should an application be turned down?
- seriocomic 15y ago
  If you withdraw after the 1st phase of the application (application submitted and all applicants are visibile for that TLD) then you are entitled to 70% refund, the second phase (once all eligible applicants have withstood the examination process and survived contention) 30%, when the bidding starts - nada.

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