Overview
- .group is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 8 August 2015.
- Registry provider: Donuts.
- Classified in ICANNWiki as a Commerce new gTLD.
History
- Delegation: 8 August 2015 via ICANN's New gTLD Program.
- Registry operator / winning applicant: Donuts (listed as Romeo Town, LLC).
- Contention and auction:
- Donuts won the rights to the .group string in a private auction in July 2014; the winning bid was not disclosed.
- Other applicants included:
- Amazon
- Top Level Design (the .group application was one of 10 submitted by the company)
- STRAAT Investments (NU DOT CO LLC) — noted as the parent company of .co Internet and an applicant on multiple TLDs
- Tucows
- Application notes:
- Donuts submitted a Public Interest Commitment (PIC): https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/742
- Tucows submitted a Public Interest Commitment (PIC): https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/1266
Usage and Audience
- TLD type: Generic (gTLD).
- Category: Commerce (per ICANNWiki).
Operator
Binky Moon, LLC
Domain Promos
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阿里云 | US$7.29 US$2.80 | 62 |
Whois
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domain: GROUP
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.GROUP 2a01:8840:16:0:0:0:0:2 65.22.20.2
nserver: V0N1.NIC.GROUP 2a01:8840:17:0:0:0:0:2 65.22.21.2
nserver: V0N2.NIC.GROUP 2a01:8840:18:0:0:0:0:2 65.22.22.2
nserver: V0N3.NIC.GROUP 161.232.10.2 2a01:8840:f4:0:0:0:0:2
nserver: V2N0.NIC.GROUP 2a01:8840:19:0:0:0:0:2 65.22.23.2
nserver: V2N1.NIC.GROUP 161.232.11.2 2a01:8840:f5:0:0:0:0:2
ds-rdata: 63685 8 2 efc04b30999b34c97394a6e337333b2c273a5cd765c6c83be8858fef57a5cca8
whois: whois.nic.group
status: ACTIVE
remarks: Registration information: https://www.identity.digital/
created: 2015-07-30
changed: 2023-09-12
source: IANA
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