| New Domain Name .Eu, .Biz,
.Info, .Name, .Pro |
New Domain Name .biz .info .name .coop .aero .pro
.museum |
On November 16, 2000, ICANN approved seven new domains: .biz, .info,
.name, .pro, .aero, .coop, and .museum
There are 7 new TLDs. Each was proposed by an individual, organization,
or business, and they include:
.Biz - JVTeam LLC proposed a suffix specifically
for businesses. ICANN found it the strongest of several .biz proposals. It is
unclear at this point how the company would handle requests from individuals
and non-business groups.
.Pro - RegistryPro Ltd. proposed .pro for
professionals. For example, physician John Doe could register as johndoe.med.pro.
If John Doe were a lawyer, he could register as johndoe.law.pro. Individuals
must prove their professional status before registering a .pro domain name
.Info - Afilias LLC, a consortium of 19
registration companies, proposed .info as a truly global option for general
information, similar to most .com registrations are in the United States.
.Name - The Global Name Registry Ltd. proposed
a category for individuals. It would reserve second-level names such as smith.name
and let individuals register john.smith.name or betty.smith.name. It is not
clear at this point how the company would deal with multiple individuals named
John Smith.
.Museum - The Museum Domain Management
Association, a group created through the International Council of Museums, proposed
the suffix for accredited museums worldwide.
.Coop - The National Cooperative Business
Association proposed a special designation for business cooperatives such as
credit unions and rural electric coops. The suffix would be available for members
of the group and its counterparts worldwide.
.Aero -
Societe Internationale de Telecommunications Aeronautiques, an international
aviation group, propose.
.Air - for the airlines, airports, computer
reservation systems and related industries. ICANN countered with .aero as an
alternative that could be more globally recognize.
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