.services

Overview

• .services is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) proposed and applied for under ICANN's New gTLD Program.
• The string was presented as a means of providing greater expression on the Internet and categorized under Commerce new gTLDs.
• The application described .services as an open TLD without pre-registration policies and with plans for user and rights protections.

History

• Applicant: Donuts (Fox Castle, LLC) applied for the .services string during ICANN's New gTLD Program.
• Infobox registry entry (from source) lists Demand Media as the registry; the application and priority information reference Donuts (Fox Castle, LLC).
• Registry Agreement: Donuts received a signed Registry Agreement from ICANN on 27 February 2014.
• Delegation: The .services gTLD was delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 11 April 2014, completing the successful application process.
• Priority: The application appears with priority number 1495 associated with Donuts (Fox Castle, LLC).
• Application materials: A Public Interest Commitment (PIC) reference and application details were provided in the source materials.

Usage and Audience

• Intended as an open, generic namespace to provide greater expression for entities offering services.
• Categorized under Commerce new gTLDs, suggesting relevance to businesses and service providers.
• The application indicated no pre-registration verification, implying broad eligibility for registrants rather than a restricted community.

Registration Rules

• The application defined .services as an open TLD without pre-registration verification.
• The operator planned to adhere to all ICANN registration policies and to define remediation and takedown procedures to meet ICANN requirements.
• The applicant stated an intent to control abuse through "extensive user and rights protections."
• The application explicitly noted that pre-registration verification would not be used, arguing it could cause "more harm than benefit by denying domain access to legitimate registrants."

Notable Cases or Examples

• (No specific notable domain uses or high-profile examples were provided in the source.)

% IANA WHOIS server
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domain:       SERVICES

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.SERVICES 2a01:8840:16:0:0:0:0:37 65.22.20.37
nserver:      V0N1.NIC.SERVICES 2a01:8840:17:0:0:0:0:37 65.22.21.37
nserver:      V0N2.NIC.SERVICES 2a01:8840:18:0:0:0:0:37 65.22.22.37
nserver:      V0N3.NIC.SERVICES 161.232.10.37 2a01:8840:f4:0:0:0:0:37
nserver:      V2N0.NIC.SERVICES 2a01:8840:19:0:0:0:0:37 65.22.23.37
nserver:      V2N1.NIC.SERVICES 161.232.11.37 2a01:8840:f5:0:0:0:0:37
ds-rdata:     36727 8 2 46f51f49699733c685b1a338969594396ba5e24d76f6011149c20be7a3b757fc

whois:        whois.nic.services

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

created:      2014-04-03
changed:      2023-09-12
source:       IANA