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    • .mba

    Generic top-level domainsIDNDNSSEC

    Overview

    • .mba is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) delegated through ICANN's New gTLD Program.
    • It is positioned for MBA- and business-education-related uses and is categorized among Education New gTLDs.
    • The registry operator is Donuts (Lone Hollow, LLC).

    History

    • Application and delegation:

      • The .mba application was successful and the string was delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 22 May 2015.
      • The extension reached General Availability on 2 September 2015.

    • Registry operator and applicants:

      • Donuts (Lone Hollow, LLC) is the registry operator for .mba.
      • Other applicants in the evaluation process included Charleston Road Registry Inc. (Google) and Your Dot Phd, Inc.
      • Donuts submitted a Public Interest Commitment (PIC) as part of its application.

    Usage and Audience

    • Intended or natural audiences include:
      • MBA programs and business schools.
      • Business-education organizations and professionals associated with Master of Business Administration activities.

    Notable Cases or Examples

    • GAC Early Warning:
      • Donuts' application received a Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) Early Warning from the representative of Australia and the GAC Chair, Heather Dryden.
      • The warning noted that the TLD refers to a regulated market and raised concerns that the applicant had not provided adequate measures to protect consumers.

    Operator

    Binky Moon, LLC

    Domain Promos

    RegistrarPriceDiscount
    Z.comUS$45.65 US$31.2032

    Whois

    % IANA WHOIS server
% for more information on IANA, visit http://www.iana.org
% This query returned 1 object

domain:       MBA

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.MBA 2a01:8840:1a:0:0:0:0:59 65.22.24.59
nserver:      V0N1.NIC.MBA 2a01:8840:1b:0:0:0:0:59 65.22.25.59
nserver:      V0N2.NIC.MBA 2a01:8840:1c:0:0:0:0:59 65.22.26.59
nserver:      V0N3.NIC.MBA 161.232.12.59 2a01:8840:f6:0:0:0:0:59
nserver:      V2N0.NIC.MBA 2a01:8840:1d:0:0:0:0:59 65.22.27.59
nserver:      V2N1.NIC.MBA 161.232.13.59 2a01:8840:f7:0:0:0:0:59
ds-rdata:     65197 8 2 4076ff89017430719753df3c4c878f0114b1a6c14f79a9b8d7494f6f825afdec

whois:        whois.nic.mba

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: https://www.identity.digital/

created:      2015-05-14
changed:      2023-09-12
source:       IANA

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