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|logo  =

|logo  =

|status = Contract Signed

|status = Delegated

|manager  =[[Dominion Enterprises]]

|manager  =[[Dominion Enterprises]]

|country  =  

|country  =  

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'''.autos''' is a proposed [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. The applicant is [[Dominion Enterprises]] (DERAutos, LLC). Four other applicants applied for a similar string, [[.auto]].<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/application-results/strings-1200utc-13jun12-en Reveal Day 13 June 2012 – New gTLD Applied-For Strings]</ref>

'''.autos''' is a [[gTLD]] that was proposed in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. The applicant and now [[Registry Operator]] is [[Dominion Enterprises]] (DERAutos, LLC). Their application succeeded and was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] on 22 May 2014.<ref name="delegation">[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings Delegated Strings, ICANN.org] Retrieved 2 June 2014</ref>

 

Four other applicants applied for a similar string, [[.auto]].<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/application-results/strings-1200utc-13jun12-en Reveal Day 13 June 2012 – New gTLD Applied-For Strings]</ref>

 

===Application Details===

===Application Details===

"Dominion is a leading marketing services company serving the wide-ranging needs of many industries including real estate, apartments, specialty vehicles, employment, automotive, and travel, with over 3,000 employees located in 145 offices in 33 states and four countries. Its websites receive more than 17 million average monthly visitors and 279 million average monthly page views...

"Dominion is a leading marketing services company serving the wide-ranging needs of many industries including real estate, apartments, specialty vehicles, employment, automotive, and travel, with over 3,000 employees located in 145 offices in 33 states and four countries. Its websites receive more than 17 million average monthly visitors and 279 million average monthly page views...

==Contract Signed==

==Contract Signed==

On 09 January 2014 [[Dominion Enterprises]] received a [[Registry Agreement]] signed by [[ICANN]] for .autos after passing all the required processes needed to become a [[Registry Operator]] for the string.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries-date Registry Agreements, ICANN.org] Retrieved 22 Jan 2014</ref>

On 09 January 2014 Dominion Enterprises received a [[Registry Agreement]] signed by [[ICANN]] for .autos after passing all the required processes needed to become a Registry Operator for the string.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries-date Registry Agreements, ICANN.org] Retrieved 22 Jan 2014</ref>

 

.autos was delegated to the Root Zone of the [[DNS]] on 22 May, 2014, completing the successful application for the string.<ref name="delegation"></ref>

==References==

==References==