Two-Character Letter/Letter Label Comments and Mitigation Measures
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TLD | Two Characters | Comments from Government | Last updated | RO Mitigation Plan | RO Name | BRAND TLD |
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academy | yt | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
accountant | yt | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigationaccountant MitigationBy Famous Four Media Limited By Famous Four media Limited. 2016-04-25 | Famous Four Media Limited | No |
accountants | yt | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
agency | yt | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
airforce | yt | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | United TLD Holdco | No |
archi | yt | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigationarchi MitigationBy Starting Dot The proposed measure to avoid confusion for .ARCHI applies across all two-character labels. View Documents 2016-04-25 | Starting Dot | No |
army | yt | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | United TLD Holdco | No |
attorney | yt | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | United TLD Holdco | No |
auction | yt | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | United TLD Holdco | No |
bank | yt | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigationbank MitigationBy fTLD Registry Services, LLC Please see the attached file that details fTLD Registry Services' implementation plan for .BANK and .INSURANCE to avoid confusion with corresponding country codes. View Documents 2016-04-20 | fTLD Registry Services, LLC | No |
beer | yt | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigationbeer MitigationBy Minds + Machines Group Limited, Bayern Connect GmbH, Minds + Machines GmbH Registry Operator understands the concern that confusion may arise, and in order to mitigate such concern is willing to commit to: 2016-04-22 | Minds + Machines Group Limited, Bayern Connect GmbH, Minds + Machines GmbH | No |
bet | yt | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigationbet MitigationBy Afilias Afilias has reviewed the comments submitted for the release of certain 2 character labels. We have taken these comments into consideration and will will continue to block the respective labels at the second level until further notice to avoid confusion. 2016-04-20 | Afilias | No |
bid | yt | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigationbid MitigationBy Famous Four Media Limited By Famous Four media Limited. 2016-04-25 | Famous Four Media Limited | No |
bingo | yt | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
bio | yt | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigationbio MitigationBy Starting Dot This response applies across all two-character labels. View Documents 2016-04-25 | Starting Dot | No |
broker | yt | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigationbroker MitigationBy dotBroker Registry, dotCFD Registry, dotForex Registry, dotMarkets Registry, dotSpreadbetting Registry, dotTrading Registry [collectively, the "Boston Ivy Registry"] Please find attached a document which outlines the Registry's plans to avoid confusion in respect of the below TLDs: View Documents 2016-04-21 | dotBroker Registry, dotCFD Registry, dotForex Registry, dotMarkets Registry, dotSpreadbetting Registry, dotTrading Registry [collectively, the "Boston Ivy Registry"] | No |
casino | yt | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
clinic | yt | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | No | ||
clinique | yt | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | Yes |
cloud | yt | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigationcloud MitigationBy Aruba PEC SpA .cloud proposal for Mitigation Measures to Avoid Confusion in the use of domain names corresponding to ccTLDs 2016-04-25 | Aruba PEC SpA | No |
college | yt | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | No | ||
dental | yt | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
dentist | yt | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | United TLD Holdco | No |
docs | yt | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigationdocs MitigationBy Charleston Road Registry Inc. (d/b/a Google Registry) Please find attached Google Registry's proposed mechanisms to avoid confusion between the use of two-letter labels in its top level domains and the corresponding country codes. View Documents 2016-04-22 | Charleston Road Registry Inc. (d/b/a Google Registry) | No |
domains | yt | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
education | yt | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
finance | yt | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
help | yt | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | No | ||
lawyer | yt | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | United TLD Holdco | No |
lotto | yt | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigationlotto MitigationBy Afilias Afilias has reviewed the comments submitted for the release of certain 2 character labels. We have taken these comments into consideration and will will continue to block the respective labels at the second level until further notice to avoid confusion. 2016-04-20 | Afilias | No |
navy | yt | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | United TLD Holdco | No |
pharmacy | yt | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigationpharmacy MitigationBy National Association of Boards of Pharmacy Background View Documents 2016-04-25 | National Association of Boards of Pharmacy | No |
properties | yt | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
property | yt | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | No | ||
sarl | yt | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
services | yt | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
theatre | yt | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | No | ||
travelersinsurance | yt | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | No | ||
university | yt | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
vote | yt | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | No | ||
academy | wf | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
accountant | wf | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigationaccountant MitigationBy Famous Four Media Limited By Famous Four media Limited. 2016-04-25 | Famous Four Media Limited | No |
accountants | wf | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
agency | wf | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
airforce | wf | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | United TLD Holdco | No |
archi | wf | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigationarchi MitigationBy Starting Dot The proposed measure to avoid confusion for .ARCHI applies across all two-character labels. View Documents 2016-04-25 | Starting Dot | No |
army | wf | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | United TLD Holdco | No |
attorney | wf | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | United TLD Holdco | No |
auction | wf | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | United TLD Holdco | No |
bank | wf | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigationbank MitigationBy fTLD Registry Services, LLC Please see the attached file that details fTLD Registry Services' implementation plan for .BANK and .INSURANCE to avoid confusion with corresponding country codes. View Documents 2016-04-20 | fTLD Registry Services, LLC | No |
beer | wf | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigationbeer MitigationBy Minds + Machines Group Limited, Bayern Connect GmbH, Minds + Machines GmbH Registry Operator understands the concern that confusion may arise, and in order to mitigate such concern is willing to commit to: 2016-04-22 | Minds + Machines Group Limited, Bayern Connect GmbH, Minds + Machines GmbH | No |
bet | wf | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigationbet MitigationBy Afilias Afilias has reviewed the comments submitted for the release of certain 2 character labels. We have taken these comments into consideration and will will continue to block the respective labels at the second level until further notice to avoid confusion. 2016-04-20 | Afilias | No |
bid | wf | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigationbid MitigationBy Famous Four Media Limited By Famous Four media Limited. 2016-04-25 | Famous Four Media Limited | No |
bingo | wf | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
bio | wf | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigationbio MitigationBy Starting Dot This response applies across all two-character labels. View Documents 2016-04-25 | Starting Dot | No |
broker | wf | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigationbroker MitigationBy dotBroker Registry, dotCFD Registry, dotForex Registry, dotMarkets Registry, dotSpreadbetting Registry, dotTrading Registry [collectively, the "Boston Ivy Registry"] Please find attached a document which outlines the Registry's plans to avoid confusion in respect of the below TLDs: View Documents 2016-04-21 | dotBroker Registry, dotCFD Registry, dotForex Registry, dotMarkets Registry, dotSpreadbetting Registry, dotTrading Registry [collectively, the "Boston Ivy Registry"] | No |
casino | wf | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
clinic | wf | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | No | ||
clinique | wf | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | Yes |
cloud | wf | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigationcloud MitigationBy Aruba PEC SpA .cloud proposal for Mitigation Measures to Avoid Confusion in the use of domain names corresponding to ccTLDs 2016-04-25 | Aruba PEC SpA | No |
college | wf | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | No | ||
dental | wf | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
dentist | wf | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | United TLD Holdco | No |
docs | wf | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigationdocs MitigationBy Charleston Road Registry Inc. (d/b/a Google Registry) Please find attached Google Registry's proposed mechanisms to avoid confusion between the use of two-letter labels in its top level domains and the corresponding country codes. View Documents 2016-04-22 | Charleston Road Registry Inc. (d/b/a Google Registry) | No |
domains | wf | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
education | wf | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
finance | wf | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
help | wf | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | No | ||
lawyer | wf | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | United TLD Holdco | No |
lotto | wf | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigationlotto MitigationBy Afilias Afilias has reviewed the comments submitted for the release of certain 2 character labels. We have taken these comments into consideration and will will continue to block the respective labels at the second level until further notice to avoid confusion. 2016-04-20 | Afilias | No |
navy | wf | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | United TLD Holdco | No |
pharmacy | wf | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigationpharmacy MitigationBy National Association of Boards of Pharmacy Background View Documents 2016-04-25 | National Association of Boards of Pharmacy | No |
properties | wf | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
property | wf | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | No | ||
sarl | wf | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
services | wf | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
theatre | wf | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | No | ||
travelersinsurance | wf | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | No | ||
university | wf | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
vote | wf | View Comments 2015-12-04 | 2015-12-04 | No | ||
aarp | vn | View Comments 2015-12-02 | 2015-12-02 | View Mitigationaarp MitigationBy AARP .AARP gTLD Confusion Avoidance Plan View Documents 2016-04-25 | AARP | Yes |
abb | vn | View Comments 2015-12-02 | 2015-12-02 | View Mitigationabb MitigationBy ABB Ltd Provide a brief explanation of the TLD: 2016-04-25 | ABB Ltd | Yes |
abbott | vn | View Comments 2015-12-02 | 2015-12-02 | View Mitigationabbott MitigationBy Abbott Laboratories, Inc. Abbott Laboratories, Inc., the Registry Operator for the .ABBOTT gTLD, has executed Specification 13 to the Registry Agreement. Specification 13 already contractually requires that Abbott Laboratories, Inc. will apply measures which, by their very nature, avoid confusion with the corresponding country code, namely the following: 2016-04-22 | Abbott Laboratories, Inc. | Yes |
abogado | vn | View Comments 2015-12-02 | 2015-12-02 | View Mitigationabogado MitigationBy Minds + Machines Group Limited, Bayern Connect GmbH, Minds + Machines GmbH Registry Operator understands the concern that confusion may arise, and in order to mitigate such concern is willing to commit to: 2016-04-22 | Minds + Machines Group Limited, Bayern Connect GmbH, Minds + Machines GmbH | No |
academy | vn | View Comments 2015-12-02 | 2015-12-02 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
accenture | vn | View Comments 2015-12-02 | 2015-12-02 | View Mitigationaccenture MitigationBy Accenture plc Proposed Measure to Avoid Confusion—Brand TLD (Specification 13) 2016-04-20 | Accenture plc | Yes |
accountant | vn | View Comments 2015-12-02 | 2015-12-02 | View Mitigationaccountant MitigationBy Famous Four Media Limited By Famous Four media Limited. 2016-04-25 | Famous Four Media Limited | No |
accountants | vn | View Comments 2015-12-02 | 2015-12-02 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
actor | vn | View Comments 2015-12-02 | 2015-12-02 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | United TLD Holdco | No |
adult | vn | View Comments 2015-12-02 | 2015-12-02 | View Mitigationadult MitigationBy ICM Registry Protections 2016-04-19 | ICM Registry | No |
aeg | vn | View Comments 2015-12-02 | 2015-12-02 | View Mitigationaeg MitigationBy Aktiebolaget Electrolux Provide a brief explanation of the TLD: 2016-04-25 | Aktiebolaget Electrolux | Yes |
agency | vn | View Comments 2015-12-02 | 2015-12-02 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
aig | vn | View Comments 2015-12-02 | 2015-12-02 | View Mitigationaig MitigationBy American International Group, Inc. Provide a brief explanation of the TLD: American International Group, Inc. has applied for .AIG to run a closed .brand environment. 2016-04-20 | American International Group, Inc. | Yes |
airforce | vn | View Comments 2015-12-02 | 2015-12-02 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | United TLD Holdco | No |
allfinanz | vn | View Comments 2015-12-02 | 2015-12-02 | View Mitigationallfinanz MitigationBy Allfinanz Deutsche Vermögensberatung Aktiengesellschaft Please find Allfinanz Deutsche Vermögensberatung Aktiengesellschaft's "Mitigation Measures to Avoid Confusion" (concerning 2-letter labels in general) for the “.ALLFINANZ” attached. View Documents 2016-04-23 | Allfinanz Deutsche Vermögensberatung Aktiengesellschaft | No |
ally | vn | View Comments 2015-12-02 | 2015-12-02 | Yes | ||
amsterdam | vn | View Comments 2015-12-02 | 2015-12-02 | View Mitigationamsterdam MitigationBy City of Amsterdam For the top level domain .AMSTERDAM we would like to use two letter domains and we propose the following measures to avoid confusion. View Documents 2016-05-09 | City of Amsterdam | No |
analytics | vn | View Comments 2015-12-02 | 2015-12-02 | View Mitigationanalytics MitigationBy Karen L. Day Please see the attached documents outlining our registry's plans to avoid confusion with certain 2 character labels as previously requested. View Documents 2016-05-06 | Karen L. Day | No |
anz | vn | View Comments 2015-12-02 | 2015-12-02 | View Mitigationanz MitigationBy Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited Proposed Measure to Avoid Confusion—Brand TLD (Specification 13) 2016-04-22 | Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited | Yes |
apartments | vn | View Comments 2015-12-02 | 2015-12-02 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
fr Comments
By Ghislain de Salins, Direction générale des entreprises – Service de l’économie numérique, Ministère de l’économie, de l’industrie et du numérique
Dear ICANN,
The French government requests that the release of the two-letter codes attached to the territory of France (fr, gp, wf, re, pm, mf, pf, nc, mq, yt, tf, gf, bl) at the second-level under new gTLDS should be subject to preliminary authorization by the French authorities, regarding gTLDs that correspond to either sovereign domains (e.g. .army) or regulated sectors and activities in French law (e.g. .doctors). Indeed, such codes used at the second-level under these gTLDs could create confusion with the corresponding ccTLDs, and could therefore harm or deceive consumers.
Therefore, in order to release the relevant country codes under the following TLDs, registries should contact the French authorities directly:
* “old” requests: academy, accountant, accountants, agency, attorney, auction, beer, bid, bingo, broker, clinic, college, dental, education, lotto, pharmacy, services, theatre, university, vote
archi, army, airforce, bank, bet, bio, casino, cloud, dentist, doctor, domains, finance, lawyer, navy, sarl
* « new » requests : travelersinsurance, property, help, properties, bet, clinique
fr Comments
By Ghislain de Salins, Direction générale des entreprises – Service de l’économie numérique, Ministère de l’économie, de l’industrie et du numérique
Dear ICANN,
The French government requests that the release of the two-letter codes attached to the territory of France (fr, gp, wf, re, pm, mf, pf, nc, mq, yt, tf, gf, bl) at the second-level under new gTLDS should be subject to preliminary authorization by the French authorities, regarding gTLDs that correspond to either sovereign domains (e.g. .army) or regulated sectors and activities in French law (e.g. .doctors). Indeed, such codes used at the second-level under these gTLDs could create confusion with the corresponding ccTLDs, and could therefore harm or deceive consumers.
Therefore, in order to release the relevant country codes under the following TLDs, registries should contact the French authorities directly:
* “old” requests: academy, accountant, accountants, agency, attorney, auction, beer, bid, bingo, broker, clinic, college, dental, education, lotto, pharmacy, services, theatre, university, vote
archi, army, airforce, bank, bet, bio, casino, cloud, dentist, doctor, domains, finance, lawyer, navy, sarl
* « new » requests : travelersinsurance, property, help, properties, bet, clinique
vn Comments
By Le Thi Ngoc Mo, Deputy Director General of Vietnam Telecommunications Authority (VNTA), Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC)
Dear ICANN,
“vn” is the country code for Viet Nam. The release of the two-character ".vn" label at the second-level under new gTLDs would create confusion with the ccTLD ".vn". On behalf of Viet Nam government, I would like to submit an objection to the release of the “.vn” at the second level under all new gTLDs.
Viet Nam is seting up the accurate criteria for releasing this two character at the second level domain names under new gTLDs . This is sensitive issue for government so it is taking some time for government to consider.
To reiterate, our objections are applied to all new gTLDs who have requested or will be requesting for the release of “.vn” at the second level until we set up the accurate criteria for releasing and send notice to ICANN.
Thank you and best regards,