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    • .faith

    Generic top-level domainsIDNDNSSEC

    Overview

    • .faith is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) created under ICANN's New gTLD Program.
    • It is intended as a dedicated online space for religious and faith-based communities, organizations and services — described by the applicant as a "blank canvas" for online religious communities.
    • Management and registry details in sources list Famous Four Media (dot Faith Limited) as the applicant/manager and Neustar as the registry services provider.

    History

    • The .faith application was revealed during the ICANN new gTLD reveal process and successfully delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 26 March 2015.
    • The applicant organization presented plans for governance and sector engagement during the application process.

    Usage and Audience

    • Target audience: religious groups, faith-based organizations, ministries, charities, faith-focused enterprises and communities.
    • The applicant positioned .faith as a consolidated, versatile space to help users find faith-related content, services and marketplaces more easily.
    • Classified under the Lifestyle category among new gTLDs.

    Registration Rules

    • General registrations are to be offered on a first-come, first-served basis, aside from certain start-up mechanisms described in the application.
    • A Trademark Claims service was proposed to run for the first 90 days of general registration to notify potential registrants of existing trademark rights recorded in the Trademark Clearinghouse.
    • The applicant emphasized policies designed to support competition, fairness, trust and reliability for registrars, registrants and users.

    SEO and Brand Impact

    • The applicant articulated that a dedicated TLD for faith-based content could promote user trust by creating a recognizable, affinity-focused namespace.
    • The gTLD was proposed to support brand positioning for organizations in the faith sector by providing a clear, sector-specific domain space and a marketplace for faith-related services.
    • Governance plans (including a proposed Governance Council of sector stakeholders) were intended to help protect the community and influence how the gTLD is managed, supporting reputation and trustworthiness.

    Operator

    dot Faith Limited

    Domain Promos

    RegistrarPriceDiscount
    EuroDNSEuroDNS
    		$72.83 $30.5258

    Whois

    % IANA WHOIS server
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% This query returned 1 object

domain:       FAITH

organisation: dot Faith Limited
address:      2nd Floor, Leisure Island Business Centre, Ocean Village
address:      Gibraltar  GX11 1AA
address:      Gibraltar

contact:      administrative
name:         Edgar Charles Andrew Lavarello
organisation: Pricewaterhousecoopers Ltd.
address:      327 Main Street
address:      Gibraltar  GX11 1AA
address:      Gibraltar
phone:        +350 200 73520
e-mail:       edgar.c.lavarello@gi.pwc.com

contact:      technical
name:         IANA Contact
organisation: GoDaddy Registry
address:      100 S. Mill Ave, Suite 1600
address:      Tempe AZ 85281
address:      United States of America (the)
phone:        +1 480 505 8800
fax-no:       +1 480 624 2546
e-mail:       iana@registry.godaddy

nserver:      A.NIC.FAITH 2001:dcd:1:0:0:0:0:10 37.209.192.10
nserver:      B.NIC.FAITH 2001:dcd:2:0:0:0:0:10 37.209.194.10
nserver:      C.NIC.FAITH 2001:dcd:3:0:0:0:0:10 37.209.196.10
nserver:      NS1.DNS.NIC.FAITH 156.154.144.54 2610:a1:1071:0:0:0:0:36
nserver:      NS2.DNS.NIC.FAITH 156.154.145.54 2610:a1:1072:0:0:0:0:36
nserver:      NS3.DNS.NIC.FAITH 156.154.159.54 2610:a1:1073:0:0:0:0:36
ds-rdata:     54856 8 2 4018987b2e2691d14bd31c3bd7f9e286326452d485efa1fe6330c64f35a32005

whois:        whois.nic.faith

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: http://nic.faith

created:      2015-02-05
changed:      2024-05-11
source:       IANA

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