.doctor

Overview

.doctor is a proposed generic top-level domain (gTLD) submitted under ICANN's New gTLD Program. It is categorized among health-related new gTLDs and is intended to serve the medical and healthcare community, signaling affiliation with doctors, medical services and related organizations.

History

• Status: Proposed gTLD in ICANN's New gTLD Program.
• Category: Health new gTLDs.
• Applicants (contention set):
  • Radix (DotMedico TLD Inc.) — selected ARI Registry Services as backend provider.
  • Donuts (Brice Trail, LLC) — one of many Donuts applications; submitted a Public Interest Commitment (PIC).
  • The Medical Registry Limited — listed as an applicant with contact Sloan Daniel Gaon.
• Priority / application identifiers (as recorded in applicant data):
  • Donuts (Brice Trail, LLC): 980
  • Radix (DotMedico TLD Inc.): 1201
  • The Medical Registry Limited: 1733

Usage and Audience

• Primary audience: medical professionals, clinics, healthcare organizations, and health-related services.
• Typical use cases: branding and identification for doctors and medical practices, health information portals, and other services seeking a clear medical/clinical association.
• Positioning: presented as a specialized health/medical namespace within ICANN's gTLD program.

Notable Cases or Examples

• GAC Early Warnings:
  • Donuts' application for .doctor received a GAC Early Warning (issued by Australia / GAC Chair Heather Dryden) noting that the string refers to a regulated market and raising concerns that the application lacked sufficient consumer-protection mechanisms.
  • Radix's portfolio (including DotMedico) received a GAC Early Warning flagged by the U.S. Government; Radix's applications were noted en masse due to inclusion of an FBI-associated email address in correspondence.
• European Commission communiqué: the European Commission flagged the .doctor applications (among others) in a broader communication identifying applications that might raise compatibility issues with EU legislation and policy positions, and invited dialogue with the applicants.
• Donuts disclosures: Donuts applied for hundreds of gTLDs (including .doctor) and invested heavily in application fees; its .doctor application included a downloadable PIC.

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domain:       DOCTOR

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.DOCTOR 2a01:8840:1a:0:0:0:0:21 65.22.24.21
nserver:      V0N1.NIC.DOCTOR 2a01:8840:1b:0:0:0:0:21 65.22.25.21
nserver:      V0N2.NIC.DOCTOR 2a01:8840:1c:0:0:0:0:21 65.22.26.21
nserver:      V0N3.NIC.DOCTOR 161.232.12.21 2a01:8840:f6:0:0:0:0:21
nserver:      V2N0.NIC.DOCTOR 2a01:8840:1d:0:0:0:0:21 65.22.27.21
nserver:      V2N1.NIC.DOCTOR 161.232.13.21 2a01:8840:f7:0:0:0:0:21
ds-rdata:     24394 8 2 2a6b3bad3adaa076e2bd11bb0ef493effb17c7e32f041e30a8504c165f669652

whois:        whois.nic.doctor

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: https://www.identity.digital/

created:      2016-07-14
changed:      2023-09-12
source:       IANA