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'''.cern''' is a [[Brand TLD]] being proposed in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. The applicant is [[European Organization for Nuclear Research]] ("CERN").<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>
'''.cern''' is a [[Brand TLD]] that was proposed in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. The successful applicant is [[European Organization for Nuclear Research]] ("CERN").<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> It was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] of the [[DNS]] on the 7th August 2014.<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings ICANN delegated strings] Retrieved 5th December 2014.</ref>
==Application Details==
==Application Details==
The following is excerpted from the applicant's response to question #18:
The following is excerpted from the applicant's response to question #18:
Initially, the .CERN TLD will be a single-registrant TLD: only CERN will be eligible to register domain names. In due course, should the Applicant decide to open registration to certain third parties, the Applicant will organize the registry operation for.CERN in such a manner that it will avoid multiple applications for a particular domain name."<ref>[http://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/1469 Application Download, gTLDresult.ICANN.org] Retrieved 20 Feb 2013</ref>
Initially, the .CERN TLD will be a single-registrant TLD: only CERN will be eligible to register domain names. In due course, should the Applicant decide to open registration to certain third parties, the Applicant will organize the registry operation for.CERN in such a manner that it will avoid multiple applications for a particular domain name."<ref>[http://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/1469 Application Download, gTLDresult.ICANN.org] Retrieved 20 Feb 2013</ref>
==Contract Signed==
On 5th June 2014, CERN received a [[Registry Agreement]] signed by [[ICANN]] for .cern after passing the [[Initial Evaluation]].<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries Registry Agreements, ICANN.org] Retrieved 05 December 2014</ref>
==Delegation and Availability==
.cern was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] of the [[DNS]] on the 16th August, 2014, completing the successful application for the string.<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings ICANN delegated strings] Retrieved 5th December 2014.</ref>
==References==
==References==
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