.mtr

Overview

• .mtr is a brand generic top-level domain (gTLD) string delegated under ICANN's New gTLD Program.
• The string corresponds to MTR Corporation Limited and is intended for branding and internal use by the company.

History

• Delegated on 7 October 2015.
• TLD type: gTLD; subtype: brand; status: Delegated.
• Registry manager: MTR Corporation Limited.
• Back-end registry services provided by HKIRC (Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Limited).

Usage and Audience

• Intended primarily for MTR Corporation Limited's branding and exclusive internal use, per the applicant's stated purpose.
• Target audience is internal MTR services, communications and any digital properties the company chooses to host under the .mtr namespace.

Registration Rules

• The applicant (MTR Corporation Limited) stated the purpose of the TLD is for branding and exclusive internal use, implying eligibility is limited to the brand owner and its authorized uses.
• The applicant committed to enforcing WHOIS policy subject to the laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

SEO and Brand Impact

• The applicant emphasized operating a "world-class, trusted, resilient and robust, stable and secure" namespace and committed to promoting consumer trust, competition and choice.
• The application highlighted priorities around consumer protection, security, stability, resilience, malicious-abuse mitigation, sovereignty concerns, and rights protection as part of the TLD's intended operation.

Notable Cases or Examples

• The primary notable milestone is the delegation of .mtr on 7 October 2015 and its management by MTR Corporation Limited with HKIRC providing back-end services.

% IANA WHOIS server
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% This query returned 1 object

domain:       MTR

organisation: MTR Corporation Limited
address:      MTR Headquarters Building, Telford Plaza
address:      Kowloon Bay Kowloon
address:      Hong Kong

contact:      administrative
name:         Cherry lam
organisation: Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Limited
address:      Unit 501, Level 5, Core C, Cyberport 3
address:      100 Cyberport Road
address:      Hong Kong
phone:        +852 2319 3816
fax-no:       +852 2319 2626
e-mail:       cherry.lam@hkirc.hk

contact:      technical
name:         John Lam
organisation: Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Limited
address:      Unit 501, Level 5, Core C, Cyberport 3
address:      100 Cyberport Road
address:      Hong Kong
phone:        +852 2319 2303
fax-no:       +852 2319 2626
e-mail:       tech@hkirc.hk

nserver:      NS1.NIC.MTR 2001:dca:4000:0:0:0:cb77:2a4 203.119.2.164
nserver:      NS2.NIC.MTR 2001:dca:2000:0:0:0:cb77:57a4 203.119.87.164
nserver:      NS3.NIC.MTR 169.54.247.173 2607:f0d0:1b02:b9:0:0:0:4
nserver:      NS4.NIC.MTR 135.90.90.24 2401:c900:2101:2a:0:0:0:b
ds-rdata:     21157 8 2 eb3708f1a4590aedd751bd5cb3a098b5ea78ee5c2ea8db730ee41bcc53bb3b3e

whois:        whois.nic.mtr

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

created:      2015-07-31
changed:      2024-12-23
source:       IANA