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|priority = 707 - [[Uniregistry]], Corp.<br>1684 - [[Famous Four Media]] (Dot Gift Limited)

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'''.gift''' is a proposed top level domain name to the [[New gTLD Program]] of [[ICANN]].

'''.gift''' is a proposed top level domain name to the [[New gTLD Program]] of [[ICANN]]. It was originally applied for by both [[Famous Four Media]] and [[Uniregistry]] though the former withdrew in August 2013, presumably after some sort of private deal.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/14229-uniregistry-wins-gift-and-aol-yanks-patch-bid Uniregistry Wins Gift and AOL Yanks Patch Bid, DomainIncite.com]Published & Retireved 19 Aug 2013</ref>

 

# [[Famous Four Media]] (Dot Gift Limited)- The company is based in Gibraltar and this is one of the 61 new gTLDs it is trying to secure. Its objective is to provide a secure online market place for consumers worldwide to buy gifts over the internet. [[Neustar]] has been selected by the company to provide back-end registry services.<ref>[http://news.dot-nxt.com/gtld/gift-0 Dot Gift Limited Application]</ref>

# [[Uniregistry]], Corp.- It is a new registry company formed by [[domainer]] [[Frank Schilling]] together with other domain industry veterans to apply for 54 new gTLDs. Schilling personally invested $60 million dollars in the company.<ref>[http://www.domainnamenews.com/new-gtlds/uniregistry-corp-applies-for-54-new-top-level-domains-store-news-deal-auto/11584 Uniregistry Corp. applies for 54 new top-level domains...]</ref> Uniregistry plans to operate .gift as a specialty gTLD and it will offer a flat rate fee for domain name registration, fixed price for domain name renewals with no price increases within the first years of its operations. The company's goal is to provide a long-term security, stability, word-class class technical infrastructure, excellent organizational management, low-cost and predictable pricing for registrants engaged in offering gift products and gift ideas under the .gift domain name space. The [[ISC|Internet Systems Consortium]] will handle the back-end registry services for Uniregistry. <ref>[http://news.dot-nxt.com/gtld/gifts Uniregistry .Gift Application]</ref>

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