What is a gTLD?

A generic top-level domain (English: Generictop-leveldomain, gTLD) is a top-level domain used by some specific organizations. It is represented by the first few letters of the English name of the organization. For example, · com represents a business organization.

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In November 2000, a non-profit organization designed to monitor the distribution of domain names, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), approved seven new gTLDs, including .biz (for commercial use only), .info (open to all websites), .name (individual registration), .pro (limited to licensed occupations, including use by lawyers, doctors, and accountants), .aero (for all websites related to airborne transmissions), .museum (for museums) and .coop (for partnerships). The seven new gTLDs were selected by the organization from 40 alternative domain names. ICANN is still negotiating with selected gTLD applicants on registration issues.

Proponents of adding new gTLDs claim that these new gTLDs can easily create and free up space for intranet addresses. Opponents claim that too many gTLDs will only lead to confusion, and may increase the possibility of trademark infringement, the use of trademarks for profiteering, or the possession of trademarks as their own.

ICANN has approved the registration of domain names in several organizations, but the organization has not yet approved anyone to register names with the new gTLD. ^[1]

The current international gTLD management organization was established in 1998 based on a white paper developed by the U.S. Department of Commerce. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (hereinafter referred to as the Internet Corporation for California)

The 41st ICANN meeting will be held in Singapore, and the NewgTLD plan is expected to be formally approved at this meeting.

At this meeting, ICANN members focused on issues such as the allocation of Internet Protocol (IP) address space, the management of the root server system, and the New Top-Level Domain (NewgTLD). It was revealed that the NewgTLD plan will be officially approved at this meeting.

At present, there are only more than 20 gTLDs in the world such as .com, .net, and .org. Once the new top-level domain is officially approved, any company, organization or institution (except sole proprietorship) can apply for a new gTLD .

On March 16, 2010, Canon announced that it would strive to win the new international top-level domain name (NewgTLD) with the ".canon" suffix. Ebay, Facebook, HP, HSBC, Nokia, Google and other international brands also announced that they would attend this At the conference, they all considered applying for a new top-level domain name as the main content of corporate brand strategy development.

In China, major brands have responded flatly, and few companies have expressed their opinions. They have two main concerns: First, they believe that the new top-level domain application fee is too expensive. According to ICANN policy, each applicant must pay a fee of $ 185,000 and an annual fee of $ 25,000.

The second is that they do not understand the application and business prospects of the new top-level domain names. Some companies are not aware of the new opportunities and usefulness of the new top-level domain names for the enterprises.

At present, there are nearly 600 new gTLDs authorized by ICANN to be rooted, and more than 40 domestic entities have participated in applying for new gTLDs. The domestic domain name market will further expand. In order to regulate the market for domain name registration services, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the "Interpretation of Policies on Special Actions to Regulate the Market for Regulating Domain Name Registration Services" to promote the healthy and orderly development of the market for domain name registration services.

.top domain name, the new generic top-level domain name suffix. The domain name is based on the word top. Individuals and businesses can register and use it globally. In 2015, the .top domain name was approved by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology for registration of domestic individuals and enterprises.