Overview
- .education is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) applied for under ICANN's New gTLD Program.
- The string was proposed to provide greater expression on the Internet and was described in its application as an open TLD without pre-registration verification.
History
- The application for .education was submitted as part of ICANN's New gTLD Program and succeeded.
- A Registry Agreement for .education was signed on 07 November 2013.
- .education was delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 29 December 2013, completing delegation of the string.
- Registry/operator attribution in the provided source includes both an infobox entry naming Demand Media and text stating the registry/manager as Donuts (Brice Way, LLC).
Usage and Audience
- The application described the TLD as intended to enable greater expression on the Internet and positioned it as an open gTLD suitable for education-related use.
- The application indicated the TLD would be an open namespace (no pre-registration eligibility checks) rather than a restricted or verified community string.
Registration Rules
- The application and supporting materials state the TLD was planned as an open TLD without pre-registration verification.
- Donuts' application language (as provided) indicated an intent to adhere to all ICANN-required registration policies.
- The applicant described plans for remediation and takedown policies and for controlling abuse through "extensive user and rights protections."
Notable Cases or Examples
- The European Commission issued a communiqué identifying .education among 58 new gTLD applications that it flagged as potentially raising compatibility issues with existing EU legislation or policy positions; the Commission noted this action outside of ICANN's defined remediation processes.
Operator
Binky Moon, LLC
Whois
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domain: EDUCATION
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.EDUCATION 2a01:8840:1e:0:0:0:0:38 65.22.28.38
nserver: V0N1.NIC.EDUCATION 2a01:8840:1f:0:0:0:0:38 65.22.29.38
nserver: V0N2.NIC.EDUCATION 2a01:8840:20:0:0:0:0:38 65.22.30.38
nserver: V0N3.NIC.EDUCATION 161.232.14.38 2a01:8840:f8:0:0:0:0:38
nserver: V2N0.NIC.EDUCATION 2a01:8840:21:0:0:0:0:38 65.22.31.38
nserver: V2N1.NIC.EDUCATION 161.232.15.38 2a01:8840:f9:0:0:0:0:38
ds-rdata: 26536 8 2 a81cd163f9e5927688cec92921df489da53dfbda0e116b78b02b97010814cad0
whois: whois.nic.education
status: ACTIVE
remarks: Registration information: https://www.identity.digital/
created: 2013-12-19
changed: 2023-09-12
source: IANA
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