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.mobi
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| Introduced |
2005 |
| TLD type |
Sponsored top-level domain |
| Status |
Approved |
| Registry |
Mobi JV (Mobi TLD) |
| Sponsor |
Nokia / Vodafone / Microsoft / Afilias |
| Intended use |
Sites intended for mobile device use |
| Actual use |
Began to be available for use in 2006 |
| Registration restrictions |
Adherence to mobile-compatibility style guidelines can be enforced by challenge process |
| Structure |
Direct second-level registrations are allowed; selected generic second level domains, such as weather and music, are reserved for distribution in an equitable manner which may include auction |
| Documents |
ICANN New sTLD RFP Application; ICANN sponsorship agreement |
| Dispute policies |
UDRP |
| Website |
MTLD |
.mobi (also known informally as dotMobi) is a top-level domain approved by ICANN on 11 July 2005 at 4:47 p.m. and managed by the mTLD global registry dedicated to delivering the Internet to mobile devices via the Mobile Web. It is financially backed and sponsored by Google, Microsoft, Nokia, Samsung, Ericsson, Vodafone, T-Mobile, Telefónica Móviles, Telecom Italia Mobile, Orascom Telecom, GSM Association , Hutchison Whampoa, Syniverse Technologies, and Visa, with an executive from each company having a seat on mTLD's board of directors. [1] [2] [3]
