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    • .talk

    Generic top-level domainsIDNDNSSEC

    Overview

    • .talk is a generic top-level domain (gTLD).
    • Delegated to the DNS Root Zone as part of ICANN's New gTLD Program on 25 March 2016.
    • The registry operator for .talk is Amazon.

    History

    • Delegation date: 25 March 2016 (ICANN New gTLD Program).
    • Registry operator: Amazon.
    • Applicant history:
      • Amazon was an applicant and became the registry operator.
      • Google (Charleston Road Registry Inc.) was a previous applicant for .talk.
    • Google withdrew its application in July 2014 after an assumed private deal or auction, leaving Amazon as the sole applicant for the string.
    • Related outcome noted in the same period: Amazon also won the .you string; Google became the sole applicant for .dev and .drive after Amazon withdrew from those strings.

    Notable Cases or Examples

    • Google withdrew its .talk application in July 2014, an action reported to follow an apparent private arrangement or auction between applicants, which resulted in Amazon remaining as the sole applicant and later the delegated registry operator.
    • The .talk delegation is part of a set of applicant movements in 2014 that also affected strings such as .you, .dev, and .drive.

    Operator

    Amazon Registry Services, Inc.

    Whois

    % IANA WHOIS server
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% This query returned 1 object

domain:       TALK

organisation: Amazon Registry Services, Inc.
address:      410 Terry Avenue North
address:      Seattle WA 98109
address:      United States of America (the)

contact:      administrative
name:         Program Manager, Registry
organisation: Amazon Registry Services, Inc.
address:      410 Terry Avenue North
address:      Seattle WA 98109
address:      United States of America (the)
phone:        +1 206 646 5990
fax-no:       +1-206-946-7702
e-mail:       arsi-rzm@amazon.com

contact:      technical
name:         TLD Registry Services Technical
organisation: Nominet
address:      Minerva House
address:      Edmund Halley Road
address:      Oxford Science Park
address:      Oxford OX4 4DQ
address:      United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)
phone:        +44.1865332211
e-mail:       registrytechnical@nominet.uk

nserver:      DNS1.NIC.TALK 213.248.218.83 2a01:618:402:0:0:0:0:83
nserver:      DNS2.NIC.TALK 103.49.82.83 2401:fd80:402:0:0:0:0:83
nserver:      DNS3.NIC.TALK 213.248.222.83 2a01:618:406:0:0:0:0:83
nserver:      DNS4.NIC.TALK 2401:fd80:406:0:0:0:0:83 43.230.50.83
nserver:      DNSA.NIC.TALK 156.154.100.3 2001:502:ad09:0:0:0:0:3
nserver:      DNSB.NIC.TALK 156.154.101.3 2001:502:2eda:0:0:0:0:3
nserver:      DNSC.NIC.TALK 156.154.102.3 2610:a1:1009:0:0:0:0:3
nserver:      DNSD.NIC.TALK 156.154.103.3 2610:a1:1010:0:0:0:0:3
ds-rdata:     63701 8 2 6eafd932eddd45279072054c3cdfcf9cf04ee9cc5847de8f7ae6442a3ecac117

whois:        

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: http://www.nic.talk

created:      2016-03-18
changed:      2025-02-14
source:       IANA

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