.data

Overview

• .data is a proposed generic top-level domain (gTLD) submitted under ICANN's New gTLD Program.
• Classified under Technology new gTLDs in the source material.
• Status: Proposed (no registry/operator listed in the source).

History

• Submitted as part of ICANN's New gTLD round; multiple applicants sought the .data string.
• Listed applicants and application priorities (as reported):
  • Donuts (Romeo Birch, LLC) — priority 388. Donuts formed separate companies to submit many gTLD applications (reported as 307 total applications across its entities). Donuts submitted a Public Interest Commitment (PIC).
  • Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd. — priority 921. This was one of many applications the company filed (noted as one of 68 applications filed on its own behalf). This applicant submitted a Public Interest Commitment (PIC).
  • Dish DBS Corporation — priority 1429. Dish DBS Corporation operates the Dish Network television service in the United States.
• No registry operator or implementation details were listed in the provided material.

Usage and Audience

• The TLD is categorized as a Technology gTLD, indicating alignment with technology- and data-related sectors.
• Because the string is a generic term associated with data, it would be relevant to organizations, services, and communities involved with data, analytics, storage, and related technologies (as implied by its Technology categorization).

Notable Cases or Examples

• Dish DBS Corporation received a GAC (Governmental Advisory Committee) Early Warning issued by the representative of Australia and the GAC Chair (Heather Dryden).

  • The GAC Early Warning noted concern that the applicant was "seeking exclusive access to a common generic string .. that relates to a broad market sector," and warned of potential unintended consequences and negative impacts on competition.

• Public Interest Commitments (PICs) were submitted by at least two applicants (Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd. and Donuts) as part of their applications.

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domain:       DATA

organisation: Dish DBS Corporation
address:      9601 S. Meridian Boulevard
address:      Englewood CO 80112
address:      United States of America (the)

contact:      administrative
name:         Director Advanced Video Products
organisation: DISH DBS Corporation
address:      9601 S. Meridian Boulevard
address:      Englewood CO 80112
address:      United States of America (the)
phone:        +1.303.723.1000
fax-no:       +1.303.723.1699
e-mail:       cscngtlds28@cscinfo.com

contact:      technical
name:         Francisco Obispo
organisation: Tucows.com, Co.
address:      96 Mowat Avenue
address:      Toronto Ontario M6K3M1
address:      Canada
phone:        +1 (416) 535-0123
e-mail:       trs-ops@tucows.com

nserver:      NS01.TRS-DNS.COM 2620:57:4001:0:0:0:0:1 64.96.1.1
nserver:      NS01.TRS-DNS.INFO 185.159.198.3 2620:10a:80ab:0:0:0:0:3
nserver:      NS01.TRS-DNS.NET 2620:57:4002:0:0:0:0:1 64.96.2.1
nserver:      NS01.TRS-DNS.ORG 185.159.197.3 2620:10a:80aa:0:0:0:0:3
ds-rdata:     49347 13 2 124e5e70c7c999a7c6d43b72eb49eb46ad56e097984695934540894c266d8619

whois:        whois.nic.data

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: https://www.dish.com/

created:      2016-12-15
changed:      2025-07-22
source:       IANA