.닷컴

Overview

• .닷컴 is an internationalized gTLD (IDN) that is a Hangul transliteration of the ASCII gTLD .com.
• It is intended to allow registrants to use Korean script (Hangul) for both the second-level domain and the TLD (IDN.IDN format).
• The registry operator is Verisign.

History

• The application for the IDN transliterations of .com was part of Verisign's New gTLD program efforts; Verisign applied for multiple IDN versions of .com and .net.
• Reveal day for applied-for strings occurred 13 June 2012; Verisign confirmed plans to apply for 14 new gTLDs, including 12 foreign-language transliterations of .com and .net.
• Languages targeted by Verisign's transliterations included (among others) Korean (Hangul).
• .닷컴 was delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 28 July 2015 and is listed as delegated in ICANN's New gTLD Program.
• Verisign outlined policies (in 2013) to allow existing registrants of second-level IDN names under .com the opportunity to secure matching names under the corresponding IDN gTLDs.

Usage and Audience

• Primary target audience: registrants of existing internationalized second-level domain names in .com, especially Hangul registrants.
• At the time of application, more than 800,000 internationalized second-level domain names were registered in .com, including approximately 100,000 in Hangul; these registrants were identified as an initial target group for .닷컴.
• The TLD aims to improve usability and accessibility of domain names for Korean-speaking users and organizations wanting native-script addresses.

Registration Rules

• Verisign's application and subsequent plans give existing registrants of IDN second-level names in .com an opportunity to register the matching name under the new IDN gTLD (e.g., a registrant of an IDN under .com could register the same label under .닷컴).
• The TLD is an IDN using the Hangul script; registrations are geared toward Hangul-script domain labels.

SEO and Brand Impact

• Verisign's rationale for the IDN transliterations, including .닷컴, emphasizes improved functionality and accessibility for non-Latin-language users by enabling IDN.IDN domain names.
• The availability of a Hangul transliteration of .com was expected to increase the appeal and perceived value of internationalized addresses in Korea and broaden accessibility for Korean-speaking audiences.

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domain:       닷컴
domain-ace:   XN--MK1BU44C

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:     33804 8 2 1a04e458d4f1c4054140270e1806289f0093aac5f3f20b1954526075988f91e7

whois:        whois.nic.xn--mk1bu44c

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

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