Overview
- .deals is a proposed generic top-level domain (gTLD) submitted under ICANN's New gTLD Program.
- ICANNWiki classifies .deals in the "Commerce" category.
History
- Multiple applicants sought the .deals string during the New gTLD application process.
- Donuts (Sand Sunset, LLC) applied for .deals and submitted a Public Interest Commitment (PIC).
- Radix (DotDeals Inc.) applied for .deals and used ARI Registry Services for backend registry functions.
- Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd. (TLDH) also applied and submitted a Public Interest Commitment (PIC).
- Contention between applicants was resolved in a private auction administered by Applicant Auction in April 2014; Donuts won the rights to the string and other applicants withdrew.
- Additional applicant-specific events noted during the application period:
- Radix received a GAC Early Warning affecting its portfolio of applications.
- TLDH announced a funding arrangement (reported 26 February 2013) intended to support auction participation for an unspecified TLD.
Usage and Audience
- The TLD is categorized under Commerce on ICANNWiki, indicating a commercial/retail promotional orientation for the string.
Notable Cases or Examples
- Private auction (April 2014): Donuts prevailed in a private auction that settled the contention set, after which competing applicants withdrew.
- Radix's applications: flagged with a GAC Early Warning during the evaluation process.
- TLDH financing: announced a $15 million funding arrangement aimed at auction participation for a contested TLD application.
Operator
Binky Moon, LLC
Whois
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domain: DEALS
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.DEALS 2a01:8840:16:0:0:0:0:15 65.22.20.15
nserver: V0N1.NIC.DEALS 2a01:8840:17:0:0:0:0:15 65.22.21.15
nserver: V0N2.NIC.DEALS 2a01:8840:18:0:0:0:0:15 65.22.22.15
nserver: V0N3.NIC.DEALS 161.232.10.15 2a01:8840:f4:0:0:0:0:15
nserver: V2N0.NIC.DEALS 2a01:8840:19:0:0:0:0:15 65.22.23.15
nserver: V2N1.NIC.DEALS 161.232.11.15 2a01:8840:f5:0:0:0:0:15
ds-rdata: 32710 8 2 79cce4262f66137fa812ecefe1bc11046a85cf728aca6bb5f6defffa61a506c1
whois: whois.nic.deals
status: ACTIVE
remarks: Registration information: https://www.identity.digital/
created: 2014-07-03
changed: 2023-09-13
source: IANA
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