.locker

Overview

• .locker is a brand gTLD string applied for under ICANN's New gTLD Program.
• The applicant is DISH DBS Corporation (a subsidiary of DISH Network Corporation).
• The application indicates the TLD was intended to be a restricted, exclusively-controlled namespace.

History

• Submitted as part of ICANN's New gTLD Program; the applied-for strings were revealed on 13 June 2012.
• Template metadata lists the registry as Afilias and the TLD status as "Proposed" with priority 1487 (DISH DBS Corporation).
• Applicant background (from the application):
  • DISH DBS Corporation is the parent company of DISH Network L.L.C., operating direct broadcast satellite (DBS) subscription television service in the United States.
  • As of December 31, 2011, the company served approximately 13.967 million customers in the United States.
  • The applicant was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado; it is a subsidiary of DISH Network Corporation (publicly traded).
  • DISH Network Corporation purchased the assets of Blockbuster LLC out of bankruptcy in 2011; Blockbuster operates movie rental and content delivery services.

Usage and Audience

• The application frames .locker as a brand-controlled TLD intended for use by the applicant and its affiliated services.
• Relevant business areas linked to the applicant include:
  • Direct broadcast satellite television and related content distribution
  • Movie rental and streaming services through Blockbuster (affiliated company)
  • Ancillary phone and Internet services offered by the applicant in certain locations

Registration Rules

• The applicant sought .locker to be a restricted, exclusively-controlled gTLD, implying registrations would be controlled by the registry/operator rather than open to the general public.

Notable Cases or Examples

• Key brand associations noted in the application:
  • DISH Network (DISH DBS Corporation as applicant)
  • Blockbuster (affiliated company whose assets were acquired by DISH Network Corporation in 2011)

% IANA WHOIS server
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% This query returned 1 object

domain:       LOCKER

organisation: Orange Domains LLC
address:      228 Park Avenue South
address:      New York NY 10003
address:      United States of America (the)

contact:      administrative
name:         Don Ruiz
organisation: Orange Domains LLC
address:      228 Park Avenue South
address:      New York NY 10003
address:      United States of America (the)
phone:        +1 416-986-1044
e-mail:       ry-services@orangedomains.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:     13510 13 2 2d3be42cc855b6935e8611fb8190cab72b60f2bceb8b16906db2bae3da0a1912

whois:        whois.nic.locker

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: http://www.dish.com

created:      2016-05-19
changed:      2025-05-23
source:       IANA