Proposed top-level domain
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There are several proposed top-level domains which have not yet been approved by ICANN, as of 2007.
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[edit] Location-based
- .berlin - Berlin.
- .nyc - New York City.
- .lat - General Latin American websites, similar to .asia and .eu.
[edit] Language and nationality
These proposals are centered on creating an independent internet identity for linguistic and cultural communities. They are mostly inspired by the success of the .cat domain created for websites in the Catalan language or about Catalan culture.
| Domain name | intended use | sponsor | year of proposal | comments |
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| .bzh | Breton language and Brittany | pikBZH - .bzh - A point level domain for Britanny | 2006 | A campaign was organized in Brittany to support the request of creation of the .BZH. The campaign's website gives little information about the status of the proposal and the organization behind and mostly holds a petition for the creation of the domain. As of October 2007 there are over 15,000 signatories. |
| .cym | Welsh language and Wales | dotCYM.org | 2006 | mentioned in BBC news: Wales on the web may become .cym, Adrian Browne, 17 November 2006 |
| .gal | Galician language and Galicia (Spain) | PuntoGal | 2006 | Several companies and institutions are involved in this campaign, including the autonomous government, Xunta de Galicia. |
| .sco | Scots language, Scottish Gaelic language and Scotland in general | dotSCO.org | 2005 | The dotSCO.org website was set up by Euan McCreath, a Glasgow-based software engineer. |
[edit] Children
- .kid - proposed by the European Parliament.
- .kids - proposed by Tucows.
[edit] Technical
- .geo - Generic geographical locations.
- .mail - A domain for e-mail networks, proposed to facilitate fighting e-mail spam.
- .web
[edit] Specialized and professional topics
- .post - Postal organizations.
- .xxx - Adult entertainment.
[edit] External links
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