Expression of Interest #5

ICANN Yokohama Meeting Topic: Introduction of New Top-Level Domains       Expression of Interest #5 Posted: 9 July 2000

This document serves to notify ICANN and the US Department of Commerce that Higgs Communications intends to continue to pursue the top level domain name applications that were filed by Simon Higgs in 1995/1996.

All applications cited below are acknowledged in "The IANA's File of iTLD Requests", which was submitted to the International Ad Hoc Committee (IAHC) by Jon Postel of the IANA on Dec 5, 1996, and is available for review at the following URL:

http://www.gtld-mou.org/gtld-discuss/mail-archive/00990.html (local mirror)

The following top level domain applications were filed in accordance with RFC1591, and per the directed instructions of IANA. Each application was submitted to "hostmaster@internic.net" using the applicable domain name template. InterNIC provided tracking numbers and also provided email confirming that the request had been forwarded to the IANA for delegation. In addition, duplicate requests containing the InterNIC tracking number were sent directly to the IANA, per instructions provided by Jon Postel. The InterNIC tracking numbers are noted alongside each request.

.NEWS      
InterNIC application: NIC-950914.2270      
Submitted: Thu, 14 Sep 1995

.COUPONS      
InterNIC application: NIC-951205.1633      
Submitted: Tue, 5 Dec 1995

.REBATES      
InterNIC application: NIC-951205.1649      
Submitted: Tue, 5 Dec 1995

.MOV      
InterNIC application: NIC-960723.3058      
Submitted: Tue, 23 Jul 1996

.RADIO      
InterNIC application: NIC-960723.3057      
Submitted: Tue, 23 Jul 1996

.MUSIC      
InterNIC application: NIC-960725.4449      
Submitted: Thu, 25 Jul 1996

Plans and charters for each top level domain application are available, but are subject to revision in order to meet the [as-yet-unannounced] ICANN final requirements. DNS has been operational and verifiable since the application dates.

Best Regards,

Simon Higgs

Higgs Communications      
P.O. Box 920804      
Sylmar CA 91392-0804 

P.S. & Additional notes:

Simon Higgs has worked extensively in the area of new top level domains, and collaborated with Jon Postel on the original "Postel Draft" plans for introducing new registries and new top level domains. Mr Higgs was the first to define the 'shared top level domain registry/registrar' concept (SRS) in an internet draft entitled "Top Level Domain Classification and Categorization". He also founded the first mailing list 'shared-tld' to specifically discuss the feasibility of shared registry/registrar protocols.

Top Level Domain Classification and Categorization      
http://www.iahc.org/contrib/draft-iahc-higgs-tld-cat-03.txt (local mirror)

Existing TLD Applications      
http://www.iahc.org/contrib/draft-iahc-higgs-tld-app-00.txt (local mirror)