New domain zones such as ".cadillac," ".vegas," and ".music." will appear in April

Not so long ago, news appeared on Habré that, perhaps, this year there will already be new Cyrillic domain zones like ".online.sayt.rus.kom.deti.Moskva.katolik.org". Actually, this assumption turned out to be true, not only for the Cyrillic domain zones, but also for domain zones in other languages. This year hundreds of new domain zones will be put into operation.



And this is not a guess, but confirmed information provided by ICANN itself. ICANN’s current head, Fadi Shehade, told the Associated Press that new domain zones will be introduced first in languages ​​other than English. The new English domain zones will be put into operation approximately in a few weeks after the introduction of non-English ones.

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The number of "new products" in the domain market can only be guessed. So, about 2 thousand different companies applied for new domain zones (about 1,400).



According to the Associated Press, several dozen new domain zones will start work in April. After this, 20 new domain zones are expected to appear a week.



In general, on the part of ICANN, the introduction of new domain zones is a rather controversial step, which is being discussed by many domain industry players and ordinary users. Of course, all this will bring significant profits to the registrars and ICANN itself (despite the fact that this is a non-profit organization). Nevertheless, it is highly doubtful that all these updates become very popular.



Via CNET + Associated Press