New gTLDsICANN has recently announced the selection of seven new likely global top level domain endings (gTLDs). These names are not yet available for registration, but are expected to become available later this year.
The new endings are:
.aero - for the air transport industy
.biz - general purpose ending; most likely to appeal to businesses
.coop - for cooperatives
.info - general purpose
.museum - for museums
.name - for registration by individuals
.pro - for accountants, lawyers and physicians
Please see ICANN's web site for more information.
Note that some businesses are currently purporting to be in a position to pre-register names for these new domain name endings. ICANN has made the following public announcement in regards to pre-registration of domain names:
No one has been authorized to "pre-register"
domain names in the new TLDs. Persons who attempt to "pre-register"
such domain names do so at their own risk and with no assurance
that they will receive the pre-registered names once the TLDs
become operational. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently
issued a consumer alert warning about "scam artists"
offering services along these lines. Among other recommendations,
the FTC advised consumers to protect themselves by "[a]voiding
any domain name pre-registration service that asks for up-front
fees, guarantees particular top level domain names or preferential
treatment in the assignment of new top level domain names."
Please refer to the FTC's
alert for additional information.
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