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    • .desi

    Generic top-level domainsDNSSEC

    Overview

    • .desi was a generic top-level domain (gTLD) intended to represent "Desi" communities.
    • The label "desi" derives from the Sanskrit deśīya and broadly means "one from our country."
    • The TLD targeted websites for people and organizations from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and their diasporas.
    • The registry operator was Desi Networks LLC; DNSSEC was enabled for the zone.

    History

    • The .desi string was applied for under ICANN's New gTLD Program. Both Afilias Inc. and Desi Networks LLC applied, and Desi Networks won an auction (amount kept private).
    • Registry Agreement signed: 14 November 2013.
    • Delegated to the DNS Root Zone: 10 April 2014.
    • Landrush period began 26 August 2014; general go-live started 06 October 2014.
    • Desi Networks announced intent to terminate the registry in April 2023; the registry agreement was terminated on 28 October 2023.

    Usage and Audience

    • Target audience: individuals, businesses and organizations identifying as "Desi," including communities in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh and their global diasporas.
    • Stated purpose included promoting domain name ownership and uniting the global Desi community.

    Registration Rules

    • Restrictions: None (open registration was indicated).
    • Dispute policy: UDRP (Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy) applied.
    • Technical: DNSSEC was enabled for the .desi zone.

    Operator

    Emergency Back-End Registry Operator Program - ICANN

    Whois

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domain:       DESI

organisation: Emergency Back-End Registry Operator Program - ICANN
address:      12025 Waterfront Dr., Suite 300
address:      Los Angeles CA 90094
address:      United States of America (the)

contact:      administrative
name:         EBERO Event Director
organisation: Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
address:      12025 Waterfront Dr., Suite 300
address:      Los Angeles CA 90094
address:      United States of America (the)
phone:        +1(310) 301-5800
fax-no:       +1(310) 823-8649
e-mail:       eventdirector@icann.org

contact:      technical
name:         Nominet EBERO Event Manager
organisation: Nominet
address:      Minerva House, Edmund Halley Road, Oxford Science Park
address:      Oxford Oxon OX4 4DQ
address:      United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)
phone:        +44 1865 332470
e-mail:       ebero@nominet.uk

nserver:      DNS1.EMDNS.UK 213.248.217.153 2a01:618:401:0:0:0:0:153
nserver:      DNS2.EMDNS.UK 103.49.81.153 2401:fd80:401:0:0:0:0:153
nserver:      DNS3.EMDNS.UK 213.248.221.153 2a01:618:405:0:0:0:0:153
nserver:      DNS4.EMDNS.UK 2401:fd80:405:0:0:0:0:153 43.230.49.153
nserver:      DNSA.EMDNS.UK 156.154.100.3 2001:502:ad09:0:0:0:0:3
nserver:      DNSB.EMDNS.UK 156.154.101.3 2001:502:2eda:0:0:0:0:3
nserver:      DNSC.EMDNS.UK 156.154.102.3 2610:a1:1009:0:0:0:0:3
nserver:      DNSD.EMDNS.UK 156.154.103.3 2610:a1:1010:0:0:0:0:3
ds-rdata:     5621 8 2 2ae99319e83d075eac0f4b572822e3685027038688b38ceb2c5445e09606f752

whois:        

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information:
remarks:      https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/ebero-2013-04-02-en

created:      2014-03-06
changed:      2025-01-30
source:       IANA

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