Overview
- .cheap is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) applied for under ICANN's New gTLD Program.
- The string is categorized under Commerce new gTLDs and was proposed to provide greater expression on the Internet as an open TLD.
History
- Application revealed: 13 June 2012 (New gTLD Applied-For Strings).
- Registry operator: Donuts (registered as Sand Cover, LLC).
- Registry Agreement signed with ICANN: 14 November 2013.
- Delegated to the DNS Root Zone: 14 January 2014.
Usage and Audience
- Classified in the Commerce category, indicating commercial use-cases intended by the applicant.
- The application described the TLD as an "open" namespace to enable broader expression on the Internet.
Registration Rules
- Registry: Donuts (Sand Cover, LLC).
- Intended to be an open TLD without pre-registration verification; the application stated that pre-registration verification "would cause more harm than benefit by denying domain access to legitimate registrants."
- Donuts indicated plans to adhere to all ICANN registration policies and to implement remediation and takedown policies and other abuse-control measures.
- A Registry Agreement with ICANN was executed, and the TLD was delegated to the root zone following completion of required processes.
Operator
Binky Moon, LLC
Whois
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domain: CHEAP
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.CHEAP 2a01:8840:16:0:0:0:0:26 65.22.20.26
nserver: V0N1.NIC.CHEAP 2a01:8840:17:0:0:0:0:26 65.22.21.26
nserver: V0N2.NIC.CHEAP 2a01:8840:18:0:0:0:0:26 65.22.22.26
nserver: V0N3.NIC.CHEAP 161.232.10.26 2a01:8840:f4:0:0:0:0:26
nserver: V2N0.NIC.CHEAP 2a01:8840:19:0:0:0:0:26 65.22.23.26
nserver: V2N1.NIC.CHEAP 161.232.11.26 2a01:8840:f5:0:0:0:0:26
ds-rdata: 48844 8 2 6956c9cfad73cd2bc1f638fe272fbab440593accee4cc6f9bcc60c3c172218ab
whois: whois.nic.cheap
status: ACTIVE
remarks: Registration information: https://www.identity.digital/
created: 2014-01-09
changed: 2023-09-12
source: IANA
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