Overview
- .contractors is an active generic top-level domain (gTLD) created through ICANN's New gTLD Program.
- The string is intended for contractors and related professional services and is categorized among professional new gTLDs.
- Registry operator: Donuts (Magic Woods, LLC).
History
- .contractors was applied for as part of ICANN's New gTLD Program; Donuts was the sole applicant.
- A registry agreement with ICANN was signed on 10 September 2013.
- The TLD was delegated into the DNS root zone on 14 November 2013.
- The registry announced a Sunrise period running from 10 December 2013 to 07 February 2014.
Usage and Audience
- Target audience includes contractors, tradespeople, construction and contracting firms, and related service providers.
- Positioned as a professional namespace to help industry participants state their role clearly in domain names.
Registration Rules
- The registry described .contractors as an open TLD without pre-registration verification.
- The application indicated intent to adhere to ICANN registration policies and to implement remediation/takedown and rights-protection measures.
- The registry stated it would control abuse through user and rights protections rather than pre-registration checks.
Notable Cases or Examples
- Key milestones: registry agreement signed (10 Sep 2013) and delegation to the root zone (14 Nov 2013).
- Sunrise period: 10 December 2013 to 07 February 2014.
Operator
Binky Moon, LLC
Whois
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domain: CONTRACTORS
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.CONTRACTORS 2a01:8840:1a:0:0:0:0:56 65.22.24.56
nserver: V0N1.NIC.CONTRACTORS 2a01:8840:1b:0:0:0:0:56 65.22.25.56
nserver: V0N2.NIC.CONTRACTORS 2a01:8840:1c:0:0:0:0:56 65.22.26.56
nserver: V0N3.NIC.CONTRACTORS 161.232.12.56 2a01:8840:f6:0:0:0:0:56
nserver: V2N0.NIC.CONTRACTORS 2a01:8840:1d:0:0:0:0:56 65.22.27.56
nserver: V2N1.NIC.CONTRACTORS 161.232.13.56 2a01:8840:f7:0:0:0:0:56
ds-rdata: 20974 8 2 cce032dcfd77c2f610e6ec3616944f62054504247ef87827d63a4caf9c3047d5
whois: whois.nic.contractors
status: ACTIVE
remarks: Registration information: https://www.identity.digital/
created: 2013-11-08
changed: 2023-09-13
source: IANA
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