Overview
- .boston is a geographic top-level domain (GeoTLD) applied for under ICANN's New gTLD Program.
- Applicant: The Boston Globe (TBG). Registry listed as OpenRegistry.
- Intended for Boston, its inhabitants, businesses, organizations and institutions, as well as anyone with an affinity to the city.
- There are no nexus requirements to register a .boston domain.
History
- Applied-for during ICANN's New gTLD program (Reveal Day referenced 13 June 2012).
- Delegated: November 29, 2016.
- Entered General Availability (GA): October 10, 2017.
- The Boston Globe (Globe Newspaper Company, Inc.) served as the applicant and indicated it would manage and supervise the .BOSTON TLD.
Usage and Audience
- Target audience includes Bostonians, Boston-associated businesses, organizations, institutions, newcomers, and people or companies with an affiliation or affinity to the Greater Boston area.
- The registry and applicant emphasized an open and welcoming approach; registrations are not limited to city residents or entities based in Boston.
Registration Rules
- No eligibility restrictions: TBG indicated it would not impose eligibility (nexus) restrictions on registrations.
- Registration is open to individuals, organizations and companies regardless of residence or establishment in Boston.
- Specific technical details (allowed characters, minimum/maximum registration periods) are not provided in the summarized source.
Notable Cases or Examples
- The Boston Globe acted as the applicant and secured a letter of support from the City of Boston for the .BOSTON initiative.
- Registry/website reference: hub.boston.
- The applicant noted that TBG's websites receive more than 7 million unique visitors per year (as stated in application materials).
Operator
Registry Services, LLC
Whois
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domain: BOSTON
organisation: Registry Services, LLC
address: 100 S. Mill Ave, Suite 1600
address: Tempe AZ 85281
address: United States of America (the)
contact: administrative
name: IANA Contact
organisation: Registry Services, LLC
address: 100 S. Mill Ave, Suite 1600
address: Tempe AZ 85281
address: United States of America (the)
phone: +1 480-505-8800
fax-no: +1 480-624-2546
e-mail: iana@registry.godaddy
contact: technical
name: IANA contact
organisation: GoDaddy Registry
address: 100 S. Mill Ave, Suite 1600
address: Tempe AZ 85281
address: United States of America (the)
phone: +1 480-505-8800
fax-no: +1 480-624-2546
e-mail: iana@registry.godaddy
nserver: A.NIC.BOSTON 2001:dcd:1:0:0:0:0:10 37.209.192.10
nserver: B.NIC.BOSTON 2001:dcd:2:0:0:0:0:10 37.209.194.10
nserver: C.NIC.BOSTON 2001:dcd:3:0:0:0:0:10 37.209.196.10
nserver: X.NIC.BOSTON 156.154.172.82 2610:a1:1074:0:0:0:1:82
nserver: Y.NIC.BOSTON 156.154.173.82 2610:a1:1075:0:0:0:1:82
nserver: Z.NIC.BOSTON 156.154.174.82 2610:a1:1076:0:0:0:1:82
ds-rdata: 42907 8 2 253f8a2aa4bf2067b9b72ba983849f63a1b8482a1cf613879196482d1ffa2038
whois: whois.nic.boston
status: ACTIVE
remarks: Registration information: http://nic.boston/
created: 2016-11-21
changed: 2024-04-16
source: IANA
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