.คอม

Overview

• .คอม is an internationalized top-level domain (IDN gTLD) that is a Thai-script transliteration of ".com".
• It was created under ICANN's New gTLD Program and is intended to let Thai-language users use both the second-level name and the TLD in Thai script.
• The registry operator for .คอม is Verisign.

History

• The string was applied for as part of ICANN's New gTLD Program; the application was revealed on 13 June 2012.
• Verisign applied for a set of IDN transliterations of .com and .net across multiple scripts (including Thai) as part of its plan to deploy around a dozen IDN gTLDs.
• Verisign confirmed plans to apply for 14 new gTLDs (including 12 foreign-language transliterations of .com and .net) during 2012.
• In July 2013 Verisign outlined plans to allow existing registrants of second-level IDN domain names in .com to secure matching names under the new IDN gTLDs.
• The .คอม gTLD was delegated to the DNS root zone on 28 July 2015 and is managed by Verisign.

Usage and Audience

• The initial target audience identified in the application were registrants of existing internationalized second-level domain names under .com.
• At the time of application, there were more than 800,000 internationalized second-level domain names in .com overall, including approximately 20,000 in Thai; those Thai registrants were a primary audience for .คอม.
• The TLD aims to improve accessibility and usability for speakers of Thai by enabling both the second-level label and the TLD to be in Thai script.

Registration Rules

• According to the application materials, registrants of existing IDN second-level addresses in .com (including the ~20,000 Thai IDN registrations referenced) would have the opportunity to register their names as IDN.IDN under the Thai transliteration gTLD.
• The registry operator is Verisign, which proposed mechanisms to allow matching registrations for existing IDN holders; specific technical or policy details (such as exact eligibility checks, character sets, or registration periods) are not provided in the summarized source.

SEO and Brand Impact

• The TLD's design as an IDN transliteration of .com is intended to improve the functionality and accessibility of domain names for non-Latin language speakers by allowing both the second-level name and the TLD to use the preferred script.
• Positioning .คอม as an equivalent to .com in Thai script supports local branding and user recognition among Thai-speaking audiences, according to Verisign's application rationale.

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domain:       คอม
domain-ace:   XN--42C2D9A

organisation: VeriSign Sarl
address:      3 rue des Pilettes
address:      Fribourg CH-1700
address:      Switzerland

contact:      administrative
name:         Registry Customer Service
organisation: Verisign, Inc.
address:      12061 Bluemont Way
address:      Reston VA 20190
address:      United States of America (the)
phone:        +1-703-925-6999
fax-no:       +1-703-948-3978
e-mail:       info@verisign-grs.com

contact:      technical
name:         Registry Customer Service
organisation: Verisign, Inc.
address:      12061 Bluemont Way
address:      Reston VA 20190
address:      United States of America (the)
phone:        +1-703-925-6999
fax-no:       +1-703-948-3978
e-mail:       info@verisign-grs.com

nserver:      AC1.NSTLD.COM 192.42.173.30 2001:500:120:0:0:0:0:30
nserver:      AC2.NSTLD.COM 192.42.174.30 2001:500:121:0:0:0:0:30
nserver:      AC3.NSTLD.COM 192.42.175.30 2001:500:122:0:0:0:0:30
nserver:      AC4.NSTLD.COM 192.42.176.30 2001:500:123:0:0:0:0:30
ds-rdata:     51549 8 2 d9cb9d442c66759928ff2cefbf93fde4a4a45f0ca98e6c7d08ded196efcb3312

whois:        whois.nic.xn--42c2d9a

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: http://www.verisigninc.com

created:      2015-07-02
changed:      2020-10-01
source:       IANA