Overview
- .latino is a proposed generic top-level domain (gTLD) submitted under ICANN's New gTLD Program.
- The string was the subject of competing applications and auction activity during the new gTLD application rounds.
History
- Status: Proposed gTLD (as recorded in ICANN/New gTLD Program materials).
- Current applicant listed: Dish DBS Corporation.
- Previous applicant: Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd. (TLDH) submitted an application and a Public Interest Commitment (PIC).
- TLDH announced a funding arrangement on February 26, 2013, providing up to $15 million intended to support an auction bid for a specific gTLD application (not specifying the string in that announcement).
- Auction activity:
- A private auction in November 2014 resulted in Dish becoming the sole applicant for the string.
- The string was scheduled for an ICANN auction on 19 November 2014.
Notable Cases or Examples
- Applicants involved:
- Dish DBS Corporation (listed as the current applicant).
- Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd. (previous applicant; filed a PIC).
- Funding and auction-related events tied to the application included TLDH's announced $15 million funding arrangement (2013) and auction activity in November 2014.
Operator
Dish DBS Corporation
Whois
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domain: LATINO
organisation: Dish DBS Corporation
address: 9601 S. Meridian Boulevard
address: Englewood CO 80112
address: United States of America (the)
contact: administrative
name: Director Advanced Video Products
organisation: DISH DBS Corporation
address: 9601 S. Meridian Boulevard
address: Englewood CO 80112
address: United States of America (the)
phone: +1.303.723.1000
fax-no: +1.303.723.1699
e-mail: ngtld-latino@cscglobal.com
contact: technical
name: Francisco Obispo
organisation: Tucows.com, Co.
address: 96 Mowat Avenue
address: Toronto Ontario M6K3M1
address: Canada
phone: +1 (416) 535-0123
e-mail: trs-ops@tucows.com
nserver: NS01.TRS-DNS.COM 2620:57:4001:0:0:0:0:1 64.96.1.1
nserver: NS01.TRS-DNS.INFO 185.159.198.3 2620:10a:80ab:0:0:0:0:3
nserver: NS01.TRS-DNS.NET 2620:57:4002:0:0:0:0:1 64.96.2.1
nserver: NS01.TRS-DNS.ORG 185.159.197.3 2620:10a:80aa:0:0:0:0:3
ds-rdata: 33323 13 2 a93fbf8bd33a6f3bc0e80be68d72c104bfb5be3b2601765f7aa95b847a191f8f
whois: whois.nic.latino
status: ACTIVE
remarks: Registration information: http://www.dish.com/
created: 2016-06-30
changed: 2025-07-22
source: IANA
