Full info forGCC
| Application ID | 1-1936-21010 |
| Status | Not Approved |
| Prioritization Number | 594 |
| TLD (#13) | GCC |
| IDN Translation (#14b) | -- |
| Applicant (#1) | GCCIX WLL |
| Website (#5) | http://www.gccix.net |
| Application Type | |
| Type | Standard |
| Contested | no |
| Contested Numbers | 1 |
| GAC Early Warning | yes |
| Cultural, Linguistic or Religious | no |
| dotBrand | yes |
| Trademark Class A | geographical indications |
| Trademark Class B | |
| Trademark Class C | |
| Industry Keyword | geo |
| Remark | .GCC is an open Top Level Domain (TLD) created specifically to enhance and develop the provision of Internet services for users in the Gulf and Middle East region |
| Availability Data | |
| Sunrise Period: | fromunknown tounknown |
| Landrush Period: | fromunknown tounknown |
| GoLive: | unknown |
| Registration Policy | |
| Restricted | yes |
| Restrictions | dotbrand |
| Backend Provider | Afilias |
| Registry Website | |
| Keyword | |
| Keyword | no |
| English Meaning | -- |
| Appeal Ranking | 0 |
| Appeal Remark | Reserved for company and affiliate use only. |
| English | not applicable |
| Spanish | not applicable |
| Portuguese | not applicable |
| French | not applicable |
| Italian | not applicable |
| German | not applicable |
| Dutch | not applicable |
| Swedish | not applicable |
| Danish | not applicable |
| Mandarin | not applicable |
| Russian | not applicable |
| Location | |
| Region | Asia Pacific |
| Country | Bahrain |
| Community (#19) | -- |
| Geographic (#21a) | -- |
| Geographic Category | region |
| IDN | |
| IDN (#14) | No |
| A-label (#14a) | -- |
| Translation (#14b) | -- |
| Script Code (#14d) | -- |
| Allows ASCII | yes |
| Applicant | |
| Applicant (#1) | GCCIX WLL |
| Website (#5) | http://www.gccix.net |
| Applicant Address (#2) | NBB Tower, Government Avenue 20th Floor Manama block 316 Bahrain [BH] |
| Applicant Phone (#3) | +973 1655 7756 |
| Applicant Fax (#4) | +973 1655 7701 |
| Legal Form (#8) | WLL (With Limited Liability, Bahraini LLC) |
| Exchange Symbol (#9a) | |
| Parent Company (#9b) | |
| Joint Venture Partners (#9c) | |
| Primary Contact | |
| Name (#6) | Mr. Michael David Lerer |
| Title (#6) | Application Manager |
| e-mail (#6) | gcc-app@sedari.com |
| Secondary Contact | |
| Name (#7) | Mr. Mark Dranse |
| Title (#7) | Chief Technical Officer |
| e-mail (#7) | mark@gccix.net |
| Mission / Purpose (#18a) | |
| Model: .GCC is an open Top Level Domain (TLD) created specifically to enhance and develop the provision of Internet services for users in the Gulf and Middle East region. .GCC will be marketed globally to provide a competitive alternative to existing generic TLDs, regional country code TLDs and to other new TLDs. .GCC will be operated as a commercial for-profit venture with a network of registrars and a low-cost platform for ongoing management. Mission: GCCIX intends to position the .GCC TLD as a broadly distributed alternative to .COM, .NET and .BIZ and other widely used TLDs and ccTLDs such as the existing regional ccTLD offerings. Our goal is bring to the region a top-level domain that operates to the highest international standards of registry practices and services. We are committed to providing exemplary functional utility as well as an opportunity for Internet users with a connection to the Gulf and Middle East to secure a domain name in a new, innovative and competitive TLD. The clearly expressed goal of ICANN is that the Internet should operate as a universal resource, equally accessible and operable by all, irrespective of language, location or culture. It is equally clear that the starting point of the Internet has naturally favored an embedded culture of English usage and preferences. This round of development is a clear reassertion of ICANNʹs goals and enables the opportunity to address embedded imbalances to open access for communities of current and potential users. Moreover, ICANN has recognized that the overwhelming dominance of .COM has perpetually advantaged those who had the opportunity for early registration. New communities of users are effectively excluded from the benefits of registration in .COM by the overpopulation of the DNS, and are unable to rebalance their lack of opportunity without preferential access to newly created TLDs that have the potential to be as influential as .COM in their own sphere of interest (whether geographic or topical). .GCC will create a region-specific new TLD that allows previously excluded and disadvantaged users to take a stake in a meaningful cultural and economic tool that is specifically designed to respond to their linguistic, cultural and specific business needs. GCC refers generally, but not exclusively, to the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf. Formed in May 1981 as a regional organization, it consists of six Gulf countries including Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates. Its main objectives are to enhance coordination, integration and inter-connection between its members in different spheres. This application is not connected with or sponsored by the Council. .GCC does not purport to represent the Council. However, the term ʺGCCʺ has become commonly used to refer generally to the countries and people of the Gulf and Middle East region. It is expected that the general usage and understanding of the region encapsulated by the term ʺGCCʺ will continue to grow. The generally accepted broad usage of ʺGCCʺ allows for a generic TLD that creates a logical and easily identifiable connection for registrants and Internet users who share common interests in the region, not dissimilar to the development of the European Union which has been served for many years by the .eu domain. .GCC will: * Create a viable, innovative and competitive alternative to existing gTLDs and regional ccTLDs * Demarcate a clear identity on the Internet for registrants who see value in establishing a domain under .GCC * Significantly enhance existing Internet and TLD services in the region using the Arabic language and script * Offer new opportunities for Internet user communities and migrating registrants to secure domain names that are relevant to their activities and (trading) name(s) in a new, innovative, and competitive TLD * Establish high level registry and registrar protocols for the benefit of consumers * Support stakeholders in the region in beginning to compete globally in an economy increasingly driven by Internet business and communication * Comply with all requirements of the laws of the Kingdom of Bahrain & other member states * Demonstrate exemplary standards of community commitment and leading corporate social responsibility leadership to the operation of a TLD registry * Operate the TLD with respect for cultural sensitivities Mission in Context: ICANN has set out a number of goals regarding the introduction of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs). Among the most important of these are the following: 1. The need to maintain the Internetʹs stability and especially the protection of domain name holders from the effects of registry or registration-system failure. 2. The extent to which approval of the application would lead to an effective proof of concept concerning the expansion of the number of top level domains including: * the diversity the proposed TLD would bring to the top level of the Internet to include fully open top level domains, restricted and chartered domains with limited scope, commercial domains, and personal domains * support of a variety of business models and geographic locations. 3. The enhancement of competition for registration services at the registry and registrar level. 4. The enhancement of the utility of the DNS. 5. The extent to which the proposal would meet previously unmet needs. 6. The importance of appropriate protections of the rights of others, including intellectual property rights in connection with the operation of the TLD, especially during the start-up phases. Purpose: The purpose of this TLD is to: * Advance the goals of ICANN as set out above * Fulfill the TLDʹs mission as stated above |
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