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.frogans New gTLD Application

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New gTLD Application Submitted to ICANN by: OP3FT

String: frogans

Originally Posted: 13 June 2012

Application ID: 1-1270-9301

 

Applicant Information

 

  1. Full legal name

OP3FT

 

  1. Address of the principal place of business

6 square Mozart

Paris  75016

FR

 

  1. Phone number

+33 1 53 92 00 40

 

  1. Fax number

+33 1 53 92 28 46

 

  1. If applicable, website or URL

http:⁄⁄www.op3ft.org⁄

 

Primary Contact

 

6(a). Name

Mr. Amaury GRIMBERT

 

6(b). Title

President of the Board of Directors

 

6(c). Address

 

6(d). Phone Number

+33 1 53 92 00 40

 

6(e). Fax Number

+33 1 53 92 28 46

 

6(f). Email Address

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Secondary Contact

 

7(a). Name

Mr. Alexis TAMAS

 

7(b). Title

Member of the Board of Directors

 

7(c). Address

 

7(d). Phone Number

+33 1 53 92 00 40

 

7(e). Fax Number

+33 1 53 92 28 46

 

7(f). Email Address

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Proof of Legal Establishment

 

8(a). Legal form of the Applicant

Non-profit organization

 

8(b). State the specific national or other jursidiction that defines the type of entity identified in 8(a).

OP3FT is a French ʺfonds de dotationʺ, created under article 140 of the Law on the Modernization of the Economy of August 4th, 2008, law number 2008-776.

 

8(c). Attach evidence of the applicant's establishment.

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9(a). If applying company is publicly traded, provide the exchange and symbol.

 

9(b). If the applying entity is a subsidiary, provide the parent company.

Not applicable

 

9(c). If the applying entity is a joint venture, list all joint venture partners.

Not applicable

 

Applicant Background

 

11(a). Name(s) and position(s) of all directors

Alain MARTEL Member of the Board of Directors

Alexis TAMAS Member of the Board of Directors

Amaury GRIMBERT President of the Board of Directors

 

11(b). Name(s) and position(s) of all officers and partners

 

11(c). Name(s) and position(s) of all shareholders holding at least 15% of shares

 

11(d). For an applying entity that does not have directors, officers, partners, or shareholders: Name(s) and position(s) of all individuals having legal or executive responsibility

 

Applied-for gTLD string

 

  1. Provide the applied-for gTLD string. If an IDN, provide the U-label.

frogans

 

14(a). If an IDN, provide the A-label (beginning with "xn--").

 

14(b). If an IDN, provide the meaning or restatement of the string in English, that is, a description of the literal meaning of the string in the opinion of the applicant.

 

14(c). If an IDN, provide the language of the label (in English).

 

14(c). If an IDN, provide the language of the label (as referenced by ISO-639-1).

 

14(d). If an IDN, provide the script of the label (in English).

 

14(d). If an IDN, provide the script of the label (as referenced by ISO 15924).

 

14(e). If an IDN, list all code points contained in the U-label according to Unicode form.

 

15(a). If an IDN, Attach IDN Tables for the proposed registry.

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15(b). Describe the process used for development of the IDN tables submitted, including consultations and sources used.

 

15(c). List any variant strings to the applied-for gTLD string according to the relevant IDN tables.

 

  1. Describe the applicant's efforts to ensure that there are no known operational or rendering problems concerning the applied-for gTLD string. If such issues are known, describe steps that will be taken to mitigate these issues in software and other applications.

The OP3FT (the Applicant) and its registry back-end service provider, AFNIC (Association Française pour le Nommage Internet en Coopération), ensure that there are no known operational or rendering problems concerning the applied-for gTLD string ʺfrogansʺ.

 

Since the gTLD string ʺfrogansʺ is an ASCII-only string, it is safe to assume that, just like with existing ASCII-only TLD strings like .com, .net or .de, no operational or rendering problems may be expected. In particular, the name consists only of ASCII characters that are already used for existing top level domains; all the characters in the name are even used in the leftmost position of existing TLD labels. In order to confirm this, the OP3FTʹs registry back-end service provider has conducted a thorough research regarding whether operational or rendering issues occurred for any existing ASCII-only top level domain in the past. The results of this research confirmed the assumption.

 

This means that bi-directional issues (like the ones described at http:⁄⁄stupid.domain.name⁄node⁄683) will not occur, also since the TLD string does not contain digits (which behaviour in bi-directional contexts can lead to rendering issues).

 

As the registry supports right-to-left scripts on the second level, the respective IDN tables were carefully crafted according to IDNA2008 standards to ensure that no rendering issues occur left or right of the dot (ʺ.ʺ) character separating the top and second domain name labels (which are the only labels under the registryʹs control).

 

Moreover, the gTLD string exclusively uses characters from a single alphabet, does not contain digits or hyphens, and it contains characters that are not subject to homograph issues, which means there is no potential for confusion with regard to the rendering of other TLD strings.

 

Finally, the OP3FTʹs registry back-end service provider set up a testing environment for the .frogans TLD using the .frogans target Registration System, including an EPP SRS, Whois and DNS servers, in order to conduct a series of tests involving typical use cases (like web site operation and e-mail messaging) for a TLD. The tests revealed no operational or rendering issues with any popular software (web browsers, e-mail clients) or operating systems.

 

 

 

  1. (OPTIONAL) Provide a representation of the label according to the International Phonetic Alphabet (http://www.langsci.ucl.ac.uk/ipa/).

 

Mission/Purpose

 

18(a). Describe the mission/purpose of your proposed gTLD.

Table of contents:

 

  1. Mission of the OP3FT (the Applicant)
  2. Frogans technology
  3. Use of the .frogans gTLD
  4. .frogans gTLD characteristics
  5. The need for the .frogans gTLD
  6. The .frogans gTLD registry back-end service provider
  7. Financing the .frogans gTLD

 

 

  1. Mission of the OP3FT (the Applicant)

 

The OP3FT (Organization for the Promotion, Protection and Progress of Frogans Technology) is a French non-profit organization established on March 17, 2012 for ensuring that, in the public interest, the development of Frogans technology, begun in 1999, be carried out irrevocably in a neutral, open and transparent manner and that its access be guaranteed to all Internet users.

 

As a non-profit organization acting in the public interest, the object of the OP3FT is to hold, promote, protect and progress Frogans technology in the form of an open standard for the Internet that is free to use by all.

 

More generally, the object of the OP3FT is to contribute to the development of a secure and stable Internet that is open to innovations, and to support and finance public-interest initiatives or innovative actions of a social, educational or cultural nature in the area of information and communication technologies.

 

The support and financing of these actions, programs and⁄or initiatives take place in compliance with the principles of openness and transparency that contribute to the spread of progress made in the area of information and communication technologies to the greatest number of people.

 

The works that the OP3FT must accomplish to fulfill its mission are detailed in its Bylaws which are available to the public.

 

 

  1. Frogans technology

 

Frogans technology allows the implementation of a new application layer on the Internet, called the “Frogans layer,” alongside the other Internet application layers such as Email or the World Wide Web.

 

Frogans technology, which is secure and simple, allows for the publication of Frogans sites. A Frogans site is a set of Frogans pages, hyperlinked between each other, which is put on line on the Internet, or on an intranet, at a Frogans address. Frogans sites can be published by anyone.

 

Frogans technology uses standards that are open and free, such as the DNS, Unicode, the XML format, the HTTP protocol and the TLS (SSL) protocol.

 

The Frogans layer will be introduced on the Internet in the near future.

 

 

  1. Use of the .frogans gTLD

 

The OP3FT will use the .frogans gTLD with the aim of ensuring the security, stability and reliability of the Frogans layer for the benefit of all Internet users.

 

The OP3FT will use .frogans gTLD domain names for addressing the computers that are dedicated to the functioning of the Frogans layer on the Internet.

 

These computers are to be used, for example:

 

- for the distribution of the free software application that allows all Internet users to navigate Frogans sites (Frogans Player);

 

- for the resolution of Frogans addresses from anywhere on the Internet.

 

This use of the .frogans gTLD is inspired by the use of the .net gTLD, as specified by Jon Postel in RFC 1591 (March 1994).

 

The OP3FT will not use .frogans gTLD domain names for naming Frogans sites. Indeed, the global addressing system of the Frogans layer (Frogans Network System) relies on Frogans addresses, whose specific and simple pattern (network*site) is not related to the Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) scheme.

 

The use of the .frogans gTLD adheres to ICANNʹs principles for keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable, while encouraging more innovation on the Internet.

 

 

  1. .frogans gTLD characteristics

 

With respect to the OP3FTʹs mission and in consideration of the use of the .frogans gTLD specified above:

 

- The OP3FT will be the sole and unique holder of domain names in the .frogans gTLD registry;

 

- The OP3FT will not commercialize any domain names in the .frogans gTLD registry to third parties;

 

- The maximum number of domain names in the .frogans gTLD registry will be 1,000.

 

Additionally:

 

- For establishing a clear, reliable and perpetual framework of use for the Internet community, the character string “Frogans” is a worldwide trademark since 2000. It has been registered in 80 countries, including France, European countries, the USA, Canada, Australia and Latin American, Asian and African countries (classes 9, 16, 35, 38 and⁄or 42).

 

- In any event, the OP3FT cannot have any commercial activity. Thus, the .frogans gTLD shall never represent any commercial activity for the OP3FT.

 

- Should the maximum number of domain names in the .frogans gTLD registry (1,000) prove at some point to be insufficient for addressing all of the computers that are dedicated to the functioning of the Frogans layer, the OP3FT would likely reorganize the hierarchy of domain names with the introduction of third-level domain names so that the total number of domain names in the .frogans gTLD registry will not exceed 1,000.

 

 

  1. The need for the .frogans gTLD

 

Two current members of the OP3FTʹs Board of Directors have participated or have been represented in all ICANN meetings from June 2008 to June 2011 in order to prepare the .frogans gTLD application (ICANN meetings in Paris, Cairo, Mexico City, Sydney, Seoul, Nairobi, Brussels, Cartagena, San Francisco and Singapore).

 

They also met with the head of the new gTLD program at ICANN, Kurt Pritz, in June 2010 in Brussels. They wanted to make sure that there would be no red flags concerning the envisioned use of the .frogans gTLD and that the application would be in line with ICANNʹs goals for the new gTLD program where it concerns the innovative use of the DNS and security.

 

The main concern in using a second-level domain (e.g. frogans.net), instead of using a gTLD for holding the computers dedicated to the functioning of the Frogans layer is that it would expose the entirety of Internet users who use the Frogans layer (publishers, hosting providers, end-users, etc.) to unmanageable security issues and threats, such as, for example, a nameserver change, unauthorized by the OP3FT, related to the delegation of that second-level domain.

 

The key benefit in using a gTLD instead of a second-level domain is that unauthorized delegation changes in the DNS root, which is under IANAʹs responsibility, are not possible.

 

Thus, the use of the .frogans gTLD is imperative for the OP3FT to guarantee the security, stability and reliability of the computers dedicated to the functioning of the Frogans layer for the benefit of all Internet users.

 

 

  1. The .frogans gTLD registry back-end service provider

 

After having explored a number of back-end registry solutions for the operation of the .frogans gTLD, including the development of an in-house solution, the OP3FT selected AFNIC (Association Française pour le Nommage Internet en Coopération) as the registry back-end service provider for the .frogans gTLD.

 

AFNIC provides the OP3FT with assistance for the ICANN application and technical back-end registry services compliant with ICANNʹs requirements.

 

 

  1. Financing the .frogans gTLD

 

The application for the .frogans gTLD and its ongoing operation is an investment, for the benefit of all Internet users, in the security, stability and reliability of the Frogans layer.

 

This investment conforms to the OP3FTʹs mission, which is to hold, promote, protect and progress Frogans technology.

 

The expenses for the ongoing operation of the .frogans gTLD are self-funded, representing a fixed sum of approximately 100,000 euros per year. This fixed sum represents 5.5% of the OP3FTʹs guaranteed minimum annual operating budget (1.8 million euros).

 

The annual operating budget of the OP3FT, a French “fonds de dotation,” is guaranteed for 10 years. It is provided through its endowment revenues according to the French Law on the Modernization of the Economy of August 4th, 2008, law number 2008-776.

 

18(b). How do you expect that your proposed gTLD will benefit registrants, Internet users, and others?

Table of contents:

 

  1. Specialty, service levels and reputation
  2. Competition, differentiation and innovation
  3. User experience
  4. Registration policies
  5. Privacy and confidential information
  6. Outreach and communications

 

 

  1. Specialty, service levels and reputation

 

In terms of specialty and service levels, the goal of .frogans gTLD is to ensure the security, stability and reliability of the Frogans layer for the benefit of all Internet users.

 

The domain names in the .frogans gTLD registry will be used for addressing the computers that are dedicated to the functioning of the Frogans layer on the Internet.

 

This use of the .frogans gTLD is inspired by the use of the .net gTLD, as specified by Jon Postel in RFC 1591 (March 1994).

 

In terms of reputation, the OP3FT (the Applicant) will be the sole and unique holder of domain names in the .frogans gTLD registry; no domain names in the .frogans gTLD registry will be commercialized to any third party. The OP3FT will be at the same time the registry operator for the .frogans gTLD and the sole and unique registrant.

 

 

  1. Competition, differentiation and innovation

 

The .frogans gTLD will have no impact on the domain name market given the fact that no domain names in the .frogans gTLD registry will be commercialized to any third party. The OP3FT will be the sole and unique registrant. Therefore, the .frogans gTLD will have no effect on the current space in terms of competition.

 

In terms of differentiation and innovation, the .frogans gTLD will add value to the current space, in that it will be used to ensure the security, stability and reliability of a new application layer on the Internet (the Frogans layer), for the benefit of all Internet users, without adding any modifications to the functioning of the DNS (unlike the .tel gTLD).

 

 

  1. User experience

 

The goal of the .frogans gTLD is to ensure the security, stability and reliability of the Frogans layer for the benefit of all Internet users. Thus, the .frogans gTLD will significantly improve the user experience when users access the computers dedicated to the functioning of the Frogans layer on the Internet.

 

 

  1. Registration policies

 

The intended registration policies for the .frogans gTLD in support of the goals presented above will include and be compliant with all applicable policies required by ICANN.

 

These registration policies will implement the following characteristics for the .frogans gTLD:

 

- The OP3FT will be the sole and unique holder of domain names in the .frogans gTLD registry;

 

- The OP3FT will not commercialize any domain names in the .frogans gTLD registry to third parties;

 

- The maximum number of domain names in the .frogans gTLD registry will be 1,000.

 

 

  1. Privacy and confidential information

 

The .frogans gTLD will not impose any measures for protecting the privacy or confidential information of registrants or users in that the OP3FT, the .frogans gTLD registry operator, will be the sole and unique registrant of domain names in the .frogans gTLD registry.

 

All Whois records related to the domain names registered in the .frogans gTLD registry will contain the full contact information of the OP3FT as being the registrant of these domain names.

 

 

  1. Outreach and communications

 

As a non-profit organization acting in the public interest, and in respect to the principles of openness and transparency, the OP3FT will communicate on the innovative use and benefits of the .frogans gTLD, and its associated costs, for ensuring the security, stability and reliability of the Frogans layer for the benefit of all Internet users.

 

However, as the OP3FT will be the sole and unique holder of domain names in the .frogans gTLD registry and will not commercialize any domain names in the .frogans gTLD registry to third parties, outreach and communications are not expected to help achieve the projected benefits of the .frogans gTLD and its goal.

 

18(c). What operating rules will you adopt to eliminate or minimize social costs?

Table of contents:

 

  1. Multiple applications
  2. Cost benefits for registrants
  3. Price escalation

 

 

  1. Multiple applications

 

One characteristic of the .frogans gTLD is that the OP3FT will be the sole and unique registrant of domain names in the .frogans gTLD registry.

 

Therefore, there cannot be multiple applications for any particular domain name in the .frogans gTLD registry.

 

Auctions and first-come⁄first-serve basis rules are not applicable in the .frogans gTLD registry.

 

 

  1. Cost benefits for registrants

 

Another characteristic of the .frogans gTLD is that the OP3FT (the Applicant) will not commercialize any domain names in the .frogans gTLD registry to third parties.

 

Therefore, the OP3FT does not intend to implement any cost benefits for registrants.

 

Cost benefits for registrants, such as advantageous pricing, introductory discounts and bulk registration discounts, are not applicable in the .frogans gTLD registry.

 

 

  1. Price escalation

 

As mentioned above, the OP3FT will be the sole and unique registrant of domain names in the .frogans gTLD registry and will not commercialize any domain names in the .frogans gTLD registry to third parties.

 

Therefore, the OP3FT does not intend to make contractual commitments to registrants regarding the magnitude of price escalation.