Overview
- .vivo is a proposed generic top-level domain (gTLD) submitted under ICANN's New gTLD Program.
- Applicant: Telefonica Brasil S.A.
- Registry (as recorded in the ICANNWiki entry): Neustar.
- Categorized as a Technology/Generic TLD and listed with status "Proposed."
History
- The string .vivo was applied for during ICANN's New gTLD application process (application details referenced around Reveal Day, 13 June 2012).
- Applicant materials include an application response describing the applicant and its intended operational model for the TLD.
- No implementation or delegation date is recorded in the provided material.
Usage and Audience
- Applicant background (as stated in the application excerpt):
- Telefonica Brasil S.A. described as the largest private business conglomerate in Brazil and the largest provider of telecommunications services in that market.
- The Telefonica Group is noted as operating in 25 countries with more than 306 million accesses and directly employing over 286,000 professionals.
- Intended use: the applicant indicated .vivo is likely to operate as a so-called "single registrant TLD" at least during initial months or years after delegation, implying exclusive use by the registry operator or its affiliates rather than general public registrations.
Registration Rules
- The applicant stated the TLD is likely to be a "single registrant TLD" as contemplated by ICANN Article 4.5 of the template Registry Operator Agreement. That definition (quoted in the application) states a "single registrant TLD" is one where:
- "(i) all domain name registrations in the TLD are registered to, and maintained by, Registry Operator for its own exclusive use, and
- (ii) Registry Operator does not sell, distribute or transfer control or use of any registrations in the TLD to any third party that is not an Affiliate of Registry Operator."
- The provided sources do not list public registration restrictions, allowed characters, or minimum/maximum registration periods beyond the single-registrant model.
Notable Cases or Examples
- No specific delegated domains, public registrants, or notable live examples are listed in the provided material.
Operator
Telefonica Brasil S.A.
Whois
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domain: VIVO
organisation: Telefonica Brasil S.A.
address: Av. Luis Carlos Berrini, 1.376
address: São Paulo SP 04571-936
address: Brazil
contact: administrative
name: Luciana Teixeiras
organisation: Telefônica Brasil S.A
address: Av. Luis Carlos Berrini, 1.376
address: São Paulo SP 04571-936
address: Brazil
phone: +55 11 3430-5278
e-mail: luciana.teixeiras@telefonica.com
contact: technical
name: IANA Contact
organisation: GoDaddy Registry
address: 100 S. Mill Ave, Suite 1600
address: Tempe AZ 85281
address: United States of America (the)
phone: +1 480 505 8800
fax-no: +1 480 624 2546
e-mail: iana@registry.godaddy
nserver: A.NIC.VIVO 2001:dcd:1:0:0:0:0:9 37.209.192.9
nserver: B.NIC.VIVO 2001:dcd:2:0:0:0:0:9 37.209.194.9
nserver: C.NIC.VIVO 2001:dcd:3:0:0:0:0:9 37.209.196.9
nserver: NS1.DNS.NIC.VIVO 156.154.169.57 2610:a1:1071:0:0:0:1:39
nserver: NS2.DNS.NIC.VIVO 156.154.170.57 2610:a1:1072:0:0:0:1:39
nserver: NS3.DNS.NIC.VIVO 156.154.171.57 2610:a1:1073:0:0:0:1:39
ds-rdata: 37450 8 2 94b4e1a1583215adb71aac0e4aec100854caa49827165ac3ad6c3627fcaa7dda
whois:
status: ACTIVE
remarks: Registration information: http://www.vivo.com.br
created: 2016-05-26
changed: 2024-05-11
source: IANA
