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    • .boston

    Generic top-level domainsDNSSEC

    Overview

    • .boston is a geographic top-level domain (GeoTLD) applied for under ICANN's New gTLD Program.
    • Applicant: The Boston Globe (TBG). Registry listed as OpenRegistry.
    • Intended for Boston, its inhabitants, businesses, organizations and institutions, as well as anyone with an affinity to the city.
    • There are no nexus requirements to register a .boston domain.

    History

    • Applied-for during ICANN's New gTLD program (Reveal Day referenced 13 June 2012).
    • Delegated: November 29, 2016.
    • Entered General Availability (GA): October 10, 2017.
    • The Boston Globe (Globe Newspaper Company, Inc.) served as the applicant and indicated it would manage and supervise the .BOSTON TLD.

    Usage and Audience

    • Target audience includes Bostonians, Boston-associated businesses, organizations, institutions, newcomers, and people or companies with an affiliation or affinity to the Greater Boston area.
    • The registry and applicant emphasized an open and welcoming approach; registrations are not limited to city residents or entities based in Boston.

    Registration Rules

    • No eligibility restrictions: TBG indicated it would not impose eligibility (nexus) restrictions on registrations.
    • Registration is open to individuals, organizations and companies regardless of residence or establishment in Boston.
    • Specific technical details (allowed characters, minimum/maximum registration periods) are not provided in the summarized source.

    Notable Cases or Examples

    • The Boston Globe acted as the applicant and secured a letter of support from the City of Boston for the .BOSTON initiative.
    • Registry/website reference: hub.boston.
    • The applicant noted that TBG's websites receive more than 7 million unique visitors per year (as stated in application materials).

    Operator

    Registry Services, LLC

    Whois

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domain:       BOSTON

organisation: Registry Services, LLC
address:      100 S. Mill Ave, Suite 1600
address:      Tempe AZ 85281
address:      United States of America (the)

contact:      administrative
name:         IANA Contact
organisation: Registry Services, LLC
address:      100 S. Mill Ave, Suite 1600
address:      Tempe AZ 85281
address:      United States of America (the)
phone:        +1 480-505-8800
fax-no:       +1 480-624-2546
e-mail:       iana@registry.godaddy

contact:      technical
name:         IANA contact
organisation: GoDaddy Registry
address:      100 S. Mill Ave, Suite 1600
address:      Tempe AZ 85281
address:      United States of America (the)
phone:        +1 480-505-8800
fax-no:       +1 480-624-2546
e-mail:       iana@registry.godaddy

nserver:      A.NIC.BOSTON 2001:dcd:1:0:0:0:0:10 37.209.192.10
nserver:      B.NIC.BOSTON 2001:dcd:2:0:0:0:0:10 37.209.194.10
nserver:      C.NIC.BOSTON 2001:dcd:3:0:0:0:0:10 37.209.196.10
nserver:      X.NIC.BOSTON 156.154.172.82 2610:a1:1074:0:0:0:1:82
nserver:      Y.NIC.BOSTON 156.154.173.82 2610:a1:1075:0:0:0:1:82
nserver:      Z.NIC.BOSTON 156.154.174.82 2610:a1:1076:0:0:0:1:82
ds-rdata:     42907 8 2 253f8a2aa4bf2067b9b72ba983849f63a1b8482a1cf613879196482d1ffa2038

whois:        whois.nic.boston

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: http://nic.boston/

created:      2016-11-21
changed:      2024-04-16
source:       IANA

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