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    Generic top-level domainsIDNDNSSEC

    Overview

    .surgery is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) introduced through ICANN's New gTLD Program. The string targets audiences with an affinity or professional interest in surgery and related services, offering a namespace intended for medical, veterinary, technical and other uses that employ the “surgery” descriptor.

    History

    • Applied-for as part of ICANN's New gTLD Program by Donuts (Tin Avenue, LLC).
    • Registry Agreement with ICANN signed on 20 March 2014.
    • Delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 23 April 2014.
    • Classified as a generic gTLD and grouped under health-related new gTLD categories. The application priority listed Donuts (Tin Avenue, LLC) at position 353.
    • Donuts stated it had raised more than US$100 million to support operation of its TLD portfolio and planned a shared-resources registry model.

    Usage and Audience

    • Intended registrants include medical and surgical professionals and organizations such as:
      • Doctors, nurses, hospitals, surgical centers
      • Podiatrists, veterinarians, dentists
      • Researchers, educators, journalists
      • Hygienists, technicians, therapists, equipment manufacturers and suppliers
      • Individuals, businesses and professional organizations involved in surgery or surgical support
    • Donuts also noted non-medical uses where "surgery" is used metaphorically or commercially (examples given: auto repair centers, computer technicians).

    Registration Rules

    • Donuts proposed open and inclusive registration policies for .surgery:
      • No entity or group would have exclusive rights to second-level registrations.
      • Donuts committed not to "artificially deny access" on the basis of identity alone.
      • The operator emphasized broad availability to maximize participation rather than imposing tight eligibility constraints.
    • The registry planned to implement an array of protections against abuse, including measures addressing trademark concerns and other rights-holder protections.

    SEO and Brand Impact

    • Donuts described .surgery as an attractive, descriptive TLD that can facilitate search, self-expression and information sharing for relevant communities.
    • The registry positioned the TLD as a means to increase competition and consumer choice at the top level and to provide clearer online identities for surgical and related services.
    • Donuts committed to protection mechanisms intended to reduce fraud and abuse relative to incumbent TLDs, aiming to raise user safety and trustworthiness within the namespace.

    Notable Cases or Examples

    • The application text highlights broad potential usage rather than citing specific deployed sites. Example beneficiary groups include medical professionals, institutions, suppliers, and non-medical businesses adopting the "surgery" moniker (e.g., auto repair or IT repair services).

    Operator

    Binky Moon, LLC

    Whois

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domain:       SURGERY

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.SURGERY 2a01:8840:1a:0:0:0:0:31 65.22.24.31
nserver:      V0N1.NIC.SURGERY 2a01:8840:1b:0:0:0:0:31 65.22.25.31
nserver:      V0N2.NIC.SURGERY 2a01:8840:1c:0:0:0:0:31 65.22.26.31
nserver:      V0N3.NIC.SURGERY 161.232.12.31 2a01:8840:f6:0:0:0:0:31
nserver:      V2N0.NIC.SURGERY 2a01:8840:1d:0:0:0:0:31 65.22.27.31
nserver:      V2N1.NIC.SURGERY 161.232.13.31 2a01:8840:f7:0:0:0:0:31
ds-rdata:     23746 8 2 26e3f51a86c852653ef6b6fdd89566f7d9faab6985201274b0abe95b530e400e

whois:        whois.nic.surgery

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

created:      2014-04-17
changed:      2023-09-12
source:       IANA

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