The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has published an Applicant Guidebook for companies seeking a generic top-level domain (gTLD).
ICANN has detailed the program’s various requirements and evaluation processes in the document, in a bid to help firms create their own unique domain name extensions.
The guidebook has been developed and improved through extensive public review by specialized working groups and ICANN’s Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees.
Each draft has been accompanied by extensive public comment analyses, explanatory memoranda and independent reports.
Included in the document are updates based on community feedback and the recent consultations between ICANN’s Board of Directors and the Governmental Advisory Committee.
ICANN commented: “The Applicant Guidebook is intended to be a comprehensive guide and will be regularly updated as aspects of the process are implemented.
“The Board will listen to community dialogue at the ICANN public meeting in Singapore, and will continue to solicit comments on specific areas.”
Final approval of the New gTLD regime is set to be considered at an extraordinary meeting staged during this conference on Monday, June 20.