.college
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| Introduced | 2015 |
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| TLD type | generic top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | XYZ.COM LLC |
| Website | http://www.nic.college |
.College is a generic-top-level domain (gTLD) used in the domain name system of the Internet. It was delegated to the Root Zone of the DNS on 10 April 2014, completing the successful application for the string.[1] Founder Daniel Negari, a visionary internet entrepreneur, formed the idea that .College is a platform that offers institutions, businesses, and the communities around them to share knowledge and drive innovation.[2] College is an unrestricted domain extension that allows for people and organizations of all types to come together for a common purpose and a common future.
The .College back-end registry operations are provided by CentralNic.
Background
.College is owned and operated by XYZ.COM, LLC, located in Las Vegas and Santa Monica. XYZ.COM LLC also owns and operates .xyz, which is the largest and fastest growing new gTLD for ICANN's new gTLD program.[3]
Launch Periods
The .College trademark-exclusive Sunrise phase began on March 17, 2015 and ran until April 17, 2015. The .College Landrush phase, which was exclusively for educational institutions, opened on April 20, 2015 and ran until September 22nd, 2015. XYZ announced that it would waive the application fee and first year's registration fee for companies registered in the Trademark Clearinghouse, as well as Educational Institutions during the Landrush phase.[4]
.College launched into global General Availability on September 29, 2015.[5]
References
- ↑ "Delegated Strings". ICANN.org. ICANN. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- ↑ ".College". For a Common Purpose.
- ↑ "Top 30 new gTLDs". nTLDstats.
- ↑ Michael, Berkens (February 18, 2015). "TheDomains.com". TheDomains.
- ↑ ".College". For a Common Purpose.
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