Reglikedomain industry desk

ICANN discloses fresh TLD reveal date, digital archery schedule, 500 unfinished applications

Dates are finalized and a lot of applicants have work to do ahead of tomorrow.

ICANN just provided a timeline for the fresh top level domain application process going forward.

The “big reveal” date, when ICANN releases the full list of applicants and the strings they applied for, will be June 13.

Digital Archery, which will be used for slotting which batch an application falls into, will run June 8 to June 28.

Additionally, ICANN states there are over 500 incomplete applications right now in its system. This means the applicants haven’t yet completed the applications or haven’t paid for them yet. The application system is scheduled to close tomorrow, so it will be interesting to see how many applications are abandoned.

A full schedule is here.

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