Generic top-level domainsIDNDNSSEC
Overview
.republican is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) applied for in ICANN's New gTLD Program to provide a recognizable namespace for individuals and organizations identifying with the term republican. The application was submitted by Rightside (Demand Media / United TLD Holdco Ltd.) and intended to be inclusive across a broad, global audience.
History
- Application submitted during ICANN's New gTLD Program (reveal information tied to 13 June 2012).
- The applicant organization is United TLD Holdco Ltd., operating through Rightside / Demand Media as the proposed registry operator.
- A Registry Agreement for .republican was signed by ICANN on 20 March 2014.
- .republican was delegated to the DNS root zone on 4 June 2014, completing the successful application process.
Usage and Audience
- Intended audience per the applicant includes:
- Individual citizens who identify as Republicans
- Political parties and organizations
- Civic and student organizations
- Newspapers and media outlets
- Municipalities or cities using the republican name
- The applicant described the target community as global and broad, aiming to serve a large and diverse set of registrants who associate with the term.
Registration Rules
- The applicant stated an inclusive registration policy:
- No limitation on registrant eligibility for second-level registrations (open to all legitimate registrants).
- The registry may reserve or hold back certain strings at launch.
- The registry committed to enforcing against illegal activity and to adhere to all ICANN-required registration policies and the registration policy portion of the Registry Agreement.
Notable Cases or Examples
- The Republican National Committee filed a community objection against the .republican application, citing overlap with its own interest in the string .gop.
- The community objection was rejected by an ICC panelist ruling in January 2014, clearing the way for the applicant to proceed toward delegation.
Operator
Whois
% IANA WHOIS server % for more information on IANA, visit http://www.iana.org % This query returned 1 object domain: REPUBLICAN organisation: Dog Beach, 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.REPUBLICAN 2a01:8840:16:0:0:0:0:32 65.22.20.32 nserver: V0N1.NIC.REPUBLICAN 2a01:8840:17:0:0:0:0:32 65.22.21.32 nserver: V0N2.NIC.REPUBLICAN 2a01:8840:18:0:0:0:0:32 65.22.22.32 nserver: V0N3.NIC.REPUBLICAN 161.232.10.32 2a01:8840:f4:0:0:0:0:32 nserver: V2N0.NIC.REPUBLICAN 2a01:8840:19:0:0:0:0:32 65.22.23.32 nserver: V2N1.NIC.REPUBLICAN 161.232.11.32 2a01:8840:f5:0:0:0:0:32 ds-rdata: 53482 8 2 9f97cc9c78c5d96051f4689120777eaab356675883b2573d4d2ef769b33dfe34 whois: whois.nic.republican status: ACTIVE remarks: Registration information: https://www.identity.digital/ created: 2014-05-29 changed: 2023-09-12 source: IANA