{"id":12941,"date":"2023-10-13T09:38:07","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T13:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cscdbs.com\/blog\/?p=12941"},"modified":"2023-10-13T09:38:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T13:38:09","slug":"weekly-launch-guide-october-16-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cscdbs.com\/blog\/weekly-launch-guide-october-16-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Launch Guide October 16, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There are no updates on domain launches or changes in policies this week. We are sending you the October 9th<\/sup> update as a reminder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/tr><\/tbody>\n\n\t\t\n<\/tr>\n\t \n\t<\/tbody>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n \n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n <\/tr>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t
Phase & Extension
Launching in next 30 Days<\/th>\n\t\t\t		Start Date<\/th>\n\t\t\tOrder Entry
Deadline Date<\/th>\n\t\t\t		First-come First-served (FCFS)<\/th>\n\t\t\tSuggested Users<\/th>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t<\/thead>\n
Sunrise<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n
.meme<\/td>\n\t\t\t20-Sep-2023<\/td>\n\t\t\t20-Oct-2023<\/td>\n\t\t\tYes<\/td>\n\t\t\tAn unrestricted TLD marketed towards meme culture.<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n
.ing<\/td>\n\t\t\t20-Sep-2023<\/td>\n\t\t\t20-Oct-2023<\/td>\n\t\t\tYes<\/td>\n\t\t\tAn unrestricted TLD marketed towards brands, services and products ending in “ing”.\n<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\n\t\n\t<\/tbody>\n
Phase & Extension
Future Launch Phases<\/th>\n\t\t\t		Start Date<\/th>\n\t\t\tOrder Entry
Deadline Date<\/th>\n\t\t\t		First-come First-served (FCFS)<\/th>\n\t\t\tSuggested Users<\/th>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t<\/thead>\n
Sunrise<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n\t\t\n<\/tr>
.llp<\/td>\n\t\t\tTBD<\/td>\n\t\t\tTBD<\/td>\n\t\t\tTBD<\/td>\n\t\t\tMore information coming soon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\t\t\t.music<\/td>\n\t\t\t11-Sep-2023<\/td>\n\t\t\t13-Nov-2023<\/td>\n\t\t\tYes<\/td>\n\t\t\tTrademark owners for all brands including those in the music industry, venues, entertainment and streaming services.<\/td>\n
Limited<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n\t\t\n<\/tr>
.th<\/td>\n\t\t\t4-Oct-2023<\/td>\n\t\t\t27-Nov-2023<\/td>\n\t\t\tYes<\/td>\n\t\t\tThis is the top level .th launch for customers looking to expand their brand in the Thailand domain name space.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
General Availability<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n
com.py (IDN)<\/td>\n\t\t\t24-Jan-2024<\/td>\n\t\t\tn\/a<\/td>\n\t\t\tYes<\/td>\n\t\t\tAvailable for qualifying Registrants who wan an IDN.com.py domain.<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n
.music<\/td>\n\t\t\t9-Apr-2024<\/td>\n\t\t\tn\/a<\/td>\n\t\t\tYes<\/td>\n\t\t\tAvailable to non-trademark owners who have a connection with the music community.\n<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n
.box (Block)<\/td>\n\t\t\t12-Sep-2023<\/td>\n\t\t\tn\/a<\/td>\n\t\t\tYes<\/td>\n\t\t\tCSC is not currently offering direct registrations for .box, but instead are offering a .box blocking mechanism.<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n
.meme<\/td>\n\t\t\t5-Dec-2023<\/td>\n\t\t\tn\/a<\/td>\n\t\t\tYes<\/td>\n\t\t\tAn unrestricted TLD marketed towards meme culture.<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n
.ing<\/td>\n\t\t\t5-Dec-2023<\/td>\n\t\t\tn\/a<\/td>\n\t\t\tYes<\/td>\n\t\t\tAn unrestricted TLD marketed towards brands, services and products ending in “ing”.<\/td>\n <\/tr>
Grandfather<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n\t\t\n<\/tr>
com.py (IDN)<\/td>\n\t\t\t2-Oct-2023<\/td>\n\t\t\t22-Jan-2024<\/td>\n\t\t\tYes<\/td>\n\t\t\tFor com.py owners who want an IDN.com.py domains using an equivalent character in Spanish and Guarani (Example: senor.com.py would qualify for se\u00f1or.com.py)<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n

SPOTLIGHT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

.TR Top Level Launch<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Turkish Registry, TRAB\u0130S , has launched the top level .TR in a three categories Grandfathering phase followed by General Availability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n