Donuts To Release Over 1 Million New gTLD Domains Starting June 10th

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According to an email we received tonight Donuts is going to release more than one million previously unavailable new gTLD domain names, including permissible two character addresses

Donuts will offer registrations via our Early Access Program (EAP) for the first seven days of their availability

The release of these names will begin on June 10, 2015 and will be staggered in batches (see dates below).

 

Launch Dates TLD Categories
10-Jun-15 Photography
17-Jun-15 Business
24-Jun-15 Generic & Fun
1-Jul-15 Technology
8-Jul-15 Education
15-Jul-15 Foods & Goods
22-Jul-15 Shopping
29-Jul-15 Property
5-Aug-15 Building
12-Aug-15 Services
19-Aug-15 Healthcare
26-Aug-15 Financial

Here are the new gTLD extensions associated with each category:

About Michael Berkens

Michael Berkens, Esq. is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of TheDomains.com. Michael is also the co-founder of Worldwide Media Inc. which sold around 70K domain to Godaddy.com in December 2015 and now owns around 8K domain names . Michael was also one of the 5 Judges selected for the the Verisign 30th Anniversary .Com contest.

Comments

    • Rand says

      This is so messed up. Hoarding for higher prices. Where is the customer choice?

      ICANN needs to wake up now!

  2. Peter says

    Michael, how about a sunrise alternative for trademark holders? Are they out off luck/options? (e.g. 3M.company)

    • janedoe says

      If I recall, sunrise is potentially shit out of luck.

      It is based on time…

      Watching a number of donuts extensions, sunrise had their chance during initial release and then after sunrise, the option for registration was removed till now.

      So sunrise (should have) had their chance already.

      At this point it is an option donuts could offer, but I do not think they are obliged to offer. It comes down to timing of release, if the collision lists are opened before or after the claims period.

      (Been to long since I read up on it though)

  6. Mason Cole says

    Thanks for the blog post, Mike. In reply to the concern that these names were “hoarded,” that’s not the case. The names were withheld by ICANN to address concerns about a technical issue referred to as “name collision” (e.g., potential leakage of traffic between public and private networks). This issue has been resolved and the names were cleared to be released. This is why Donuts is making them available. And as a reminder, Sunrise has already concluded for these gTLDs.

  7. No domain worshipping Here. says

    Frank is the one hoarding domains.

    Street credit disappearing fast. Remember how everything was open for all.

    Oh how times had changed.