.catering

Overview

• .catering is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) created as part of ICANN's New gTLD Program.
• Classified as an Industry gTLD, intended to provide greater expression on the Internet for the catering sector and related services.
• Registry information in the provided material shows both Demand Media (infobox) and Donuts / New Falls LLC (applicant and registry operator in application details).

History

• Application submitted during ICANN's New gTLD Program (Reveal Day referenced 13 June 2012).
• Applicant: Donuts (New Falls LLC) as noted in the application details.
• Registry agreement with ICANN signed on December 5, 2013, following completion of required processes.
• .catering was delegated to the DNS root zone on 4 February 2014, completing the delegation process.

Usage and Audience

• Intended audience: businesses and individuals associated with the catering industry and related services.
• Application describes the string as an open gTLD to enable greater expression online, suggesting availability to a broad set of registrants within the industry.

Registration Rules

• Application stated intent for an open TLD without pre-registration policies.
• No pre-registration verification planned; the applicant argued such verification could deny legitimate registrants access.
• Plans to adhere to all registration policies required by ICANN.
• Applicant indicated intent to define remediation and takedown policies and to control abuse through user and rights protections.

SEO and Brand Impact

• The application framed .catering as a way to provide greater expression on the Internet, positioning the string as industry-specific branding for catering-related sites.
• No specific technical SEO guidance or statements on search engine treatment were provided in the source material.

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domain:       CATERING

organisation: Binky Moon, LLC
address:      c/o Identity Digital Limited
address:      10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address:      Bellevue WA 98004
address:      United States of America (the)

contact:      administrative
name:         Vice President, Engineering
organisation: Identity Digital Limited
address:      10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address:      Bellevue WA 98004
address:      United States of America (the)
phone:        +1.425.298.2200
fax-no:       +1.425.671.0020
e-mail:       tldadmin@identity.digital

contact:      technical
name:         Senior Director, DNS Infrastructure Group
organisation: Identity Digital Limited
address:      10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address:      Bellevue WA 98004
address:      United States of America (the)
phone:        +1.425.298.2200
fax-no:       +1.425.671.0020
e-mail:       tldtech@identity.digital

nserver:      V0N0.NIC.CATERING 2a01:8840:22:0:0:0:0:24 65.22.32.24
nserver:      V0N1.NIC.CATERING 2a01:8840:23:0:0:0:0:24 65.22.33.24
nserver:      V0N2.NIC.CATERING 2a01:8840:24:0:0:0:0:24 65.22.34.24
nserver:      V0N3.NIC.CATERING 161.232.16.24 2a01:8840:fa:0:0:0:0:24
nserver:      V2N0.NIC.CATERING 2a01:8840:25:0:0:0:0:24 65.22.35.24
nserver:      V2N1.NIC.CATERING 161.232.17.24 2a01:8840:fb:0:0:0:0:24
ds-rdata:     18272 8 2 10b5ed103af8acb750d87840fa7ee1e64f0acc4abb62db629d72cc0e44b4d2eb

whois:        whois.nic.catering

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: https://www.identity.digital/

created:      2014-01-30
changed:      2023-09-12
source:       IANA