General Information
- What are “Community Input, Objections, and Appeals” in the New gTLD Program?
- What are the different ways to provide input on new gTLD applications?
- Who can provide input on new gTLD applications?
- When can input on new gTLD applications be submitted?
Application Comments
- What are application comments?
- What is the significance of application comments?
- Who can submit an application comment?
- When can application comments be submitted?
- Where are application comments submitted and published?
- How to submit an application comment?
- What type of application comments are considered during evaluation?
- Can application comments be submitted confidentially?
- Can applicants respond to application comments?
- What is the role of application comments in the evaluation process?
- Can application comments influence objections?
GAC Member Early Warnings
- What is a GAC Member Early Warning?
- Who can issue a GAC Member Early Warning?
- When can GAC Member Early Warnings be submitted?
- What information must a GAC Member Early Warning include?
- How does ICANN handle GAC Member Early Warnings?
- Does a GAC Member Early Warning stop an application from proceeding?
- What is the role of GAC Member Early Warnings in the evaluation process?
- What types of gTLD strings have raised government concerns in the past?
- What options does an applicant have after receiving a GAC Member Early Warning?
- Does the applicant have to respond to a GAC Member Early Warning?
- Is a GAC Member Early Warning required before the GAC can issue Consensus Advice?
- How can applicants reduce the risk of receiving a GAC Member Early Warning?
- Are there other ways for governments to raise concerns?
GAC Consensus Advice
- What is GAC Consensus Advice?
- Why is GAC Consensus Advice important?
- When can GAC Consensus Advice be submitted during the New gTLD Program?
- How is GAC Consensus Advice communicated to the affected applicant?
- What can an applicant do after receiving the notice on GAC Consensus Advice?
- Can an application still proceed after receiving GAC Consensus Advice?
- How can applicants address concerns raised in GAC Consensus Advice?
- What is the role of Registry Voluntary Commitments in GAC Consensus Advice?
Singular/Plural Notifications
- What is a Singular/Plural Notification?
- Who may submit a Singular/Plural Notification?
- Where and when must Singular/Plural Notifications be filed?
- What information must be included in a Singular/Plural Notification?
- What happens after ICANN receives the Singular/Plural Notification?
- What happens if a Singular/Plural Notification is incomplete or contains inadequate information?
- What if ICANN does not receive notice that an applied-for string is a singular/plural form of an existing gTLD, another applied-for string, or a Blocked Name?
- Where will Singular/Plural Notifications be published?