Sponsored and Unsponsored TLDs

Sponsored and unsponsored TLDs !?

Generally speaking, an unsponsored gTLD Registry operates under policies established by the various sources; communities(interests), although many are claiming that these gTLDs are coming through the will of the people throughout world, directly through the ICANN process .biz, .com, .edu, .gov, .info, .name, .net, .org, .mil, and .int are unsponsored gTLDs.

A sponsored gTLD (sometimes called an sTLD) is a specialized gTLD that has a sponsor representing a specific community that is served by the gTLD. The sponsor thus carries out delegated policy-formulation responsibilities over many matters concerning the gTLD. .aero, .asia, .cat, .coop, .jobs, .mobi, .pro, .museum, and .travel are sponsored gTLDs. Entities wishing to register domain names in a sponsored gTLD will be required to meet certain eligibility requirements.

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Current sponsored TLDs
.aero	Members of the air-transport industry	Société Internationale de Télécommunications Aéronautiques
.coop	Cooperative associations	Dot Cooperation LLC
.museum	Museums	Museum Domain Management Association
.pro	Credentialed professionals and related entities	Registry Services Corporation
.travel	Travel agents, airlines, hoteliers, tourism bureaus, etc.	The Travel Partnership
.cat	Catalan language and culture
.jobs	Employment-related sites
.mobi	Mobile devices and services for them
.tel	Internet-based voice/data/text communication	Telname Limited
Pending sponsored TLDs
.post	Postal agencies and similar businesses	Universal Postal Union
Rejected sponsored TLDs
.xxx	Sexually explicit material	ICM Registry, Inc

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