Overview
- .town is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) applied for under ICANN's New gTLD Program.
- The applicant/operator listed in the application is Donuts (Koko Moon, LLC). An infobox entry lists the registry as Demand Media.
- The string is intended as an open gTLD, described in the application as a means to provide greater expression on the Internet.
- Category assigned in source materials: Culture.
History
- Application submitted as part of ICANN's New gTLD Program (Reveal Day referenced 13 June 2012).
- The application received a GAC Early Warning from Australia (GAC Chair Heather Dryden) noting that '.town' is a generic geographic term and raising concerns about protection of geographic names at the second level.
- Registry Agreement with ICANN was signed on 06 March 2014.
- .town was delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 11 April 2014, completing delegation.
- Priority noted in source materials: 804 - Donuts (Koko Moon, LLC).
Usage and Audience
- The application characterizes .town as an open gTLD intended to increase expressive options online.
- The registry planned an open registration model without pre-registration verification, aiming to allow broad public registration.
Registration Rules
- The application indicated no pre-registration verification will be used and described the TLD as an open TLD without pre-registration policies.
- The operator stated intent to adhere to ICANN-required registration policies and to define remediation and takedown procedures.
- The application described abuse control through user and rights protections rather than pre-verification.
Notable Cases or Examples
- (No specific notable cases or prominent examples are provided in the source material.)
Operator
Binky Moon, LLC
Whois
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domain: TOWN
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.TOWN 2a01:8840:1e:0:0:0:0:55 65.22.28.55
nserver: V0N1.NIC.TOWN 2a01:8840:1f:0:0:0:0:55 65.22.29.55
nserver: V0N2.NIC.TOWN 2a01:8840:20:0:0:0:0:55 65.22.30.55
nserver: V0N3.NIC.TOWN 161.232.14.55 2a01:8840:f8:0:0:0:0:55
nserver: V2N0.NIC.TOWN 2a01:8840:21:0:0:0:0:55 65.22.31.55
nserver: V2N1.NIC.TOWN 161.232.15.55 2a01:8840:f9:0:0:0:0:55
ds-rdata: 63256 8 2 515451761441c5c476f32ee4d28ae24d5179521fb505c318ef721e5fd6165c16
whois: whois.nic.town
status: ACTIVE
remarks: Registration information: https://www.identity.digital/
created: 2014-04-03
changed: 2023-09-12
source: IANA
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