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Two-Character Letter/Letter Label Comments and Mitigation Measures

For comments submitted before 6 October 2015, view the archive of comments received.

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TLD  Two
Characters  		Comments from GovernmentLast
updated  		RO Mitigation PlanRO NameBRAND TLD
gmbhhkView Comments
2016-03-31
2016-03-31No
ltdhkView Comments
2016-03-31
2016-03-31No
riohkView Comments
2016-03-31
2016-03-31No
acotwView Comments
2016-01-04
2016-03-28Yes
auditwView Comments
2016-01-04
2016-03-28Yes
audiotwView Comments
2016-01-04
2016-03-28No
blackfridaytwView Comments
2016-01-04
2016-03-28No
bugattitwView Comments
2016-01-04
2016-03-28Yes
christmastwView Comments
2016-01-04
2016-03-28No
clicktwView Comments
2016-01-04
2016-03-28No
csctwView Comments
2016-01-04
2016-03-28Yes
diettwView Comments
2016-01-04
2016-03-28No
flowerstwView Comments
2016-01-04
2016-03-28No
foxtwView Comments
2016-01-04
2016-03-28Yes
gametwView Comments
2016-01-04
2016-03-28No
geatwView Comments
2016-01-04
2016-03-28Yes
gifttwView Comments
2016-01-04
2016-03-28No
graingertwView Comments
2016-01-04
2016-03-28Yes
guitarstwView Comments
2016-01-04
2016-03-28No
helptwView Comments
2016-01-04
2016-03-28No
hiphoptwView Comments
2016-01-04
2016-03-28No
hostingtwView Comments
2016-01-04
2016-03-28No
juegostwView Comments
2016-01-04
2016-03-28No
lamborghinitwView Comments
2016-01-04
2016-03-28Yes
lanxesstwView Comments
2016-01-04
2016-03-28Yes
lefraktwView Comments
2016-01-04
2016-03-28Yes
linktwView Comments
2016-01-04
2016-03-28No
loltwView Comments
2016-01-04
2016-03-28No
matteltwView Comments
2016-01-04
2016-03-28Yes
momtwView Comments
2016-01-04
2016-03-28No
moscowtwView Comments
2016-01-04
2016-03-28No
mtrtwView Comments
2016-01-04
2016-03-28View Mitigation

mtr Mitigation

By MTR CORPORATION LIMITED

To minimize the possibility of confusion for lables, ai, bh, bm, ci, cn, eg, gb, il, io, it, kr, ky, me, ms, pt, ru, sg, sh, su, tc, tw and uk, we have reserved those names at the second level of .mtr. In other words, no one can register and activate those domain names at the second level unless we received consent from ICANN and the relevant government body.

For label(s) pertaining to confusion but ICANN allows us to offer for registration and activation at the second level (e.g. in), it will not be used in a way causing confusion. In fact, .mtr is a brand TLD, the registrant of .mtr will not be people in the general public. The use of it can be easily controlled. In case of receiving comment from the relevant government, we can react at a quick and direct manner.


2016-03-24

MTR CORPORATION LIMITEDYes
phototwView Comments
2016-01-04
2016-03-28No
picstwView Comments
2016-01-04
2016-03-28No
propertytwView Comments
2016-01-04
2016-03-28No
redumbrellatwView Comments
2016-01-04
2016-03-28No
rmittwView Comments
2016-01-04
2016-03-28Yes
safetytwView Comments
2016-01-04
2016-03-28No
sexytwView Comments
2016-01-04
2016-03-28No
suckstwView Comments
2016-01-04
2016-03-28No
tattootwView Comments
2016-01-04
2016-03-28No
travelerstwView Comments
2016-01-04
2016-03-28Yes
travelersinsurancetwView Comments
2016-01-04
2016-03-28No
trvtwView Comments
2016-01-04
2016-03-28No
volkswagentwView Comments
2016-01-04
2016-03-28Yes
warmantwView Comments
2016-01-04
2016-03-28Yes
weirtwView Comments
2016-01-04
2016-03-28Yes
wowtwView Comments
2016-01-04
2016-03-28No
xn--3oq18vl8pn36atwView Comments
2016-01-04
2016-03-28Yes
xn--80adxhkstwView Comments
2016-01-04
2016-03-28No
xn--gk3at1e twView Comments
2016-01-04
2016-03-28No
bmstwView Comments
2016-02-16
2016-03-28Yes
freetwView Comments
2016-02-16
2016-03-28No
insurancetwView Comments
2016-02-16
2016-03-28No
junipertwView Comments
2016-02-16
2016-03-28Yes
latrobetwView Comments
2016-02-16
2016-03-28Yes
lupintwView Comments
2016-02-16
2016-03-28Yes
nationwidetwView Comments
2016-02-16
2016-03-28Yes
onyoursidetwView Comments
2016-02-16
2016-03-28Yes
rexrothtwView Comments
2016-02-16
2016-03-28Yes
shangrilatwView Comments
2016-02-16
2016-03-28Yes
wolterskluwertwView Comments
2016-02-16
2016-03-28Yes
xn--5su34j936bgsgtwView Comments
2016-02-16
2016-03-28Yes
amicatwView Comments
2016-03-28
2016-03-28Yes
apptwView Comments
2016-03-28
2016-03-28No
emersontwView Comments
2016-03-28
2016-03-28Yes
farmerstwView Comments
2016-03-28
2016-03-28Yes
gmbhtwView Comments
2016-03-28
2016-03-28No
lidltwView Comments
2016-03-28
2016-03-28No
locustwView Comments
2016-03-28
2016-03-28Yes
promotwView Comments
2016-03-28
2016-03-28No
schwarztwView Comments
2016-03-28
2016-03-28No
statefarmtwView Comments
2016-03-28
2016-03-28Yes
toraytwView Comments
2016-03-28
2016-03-28Yes
webertwView Comments
2016-03-28
2016-03-28Yes
bmsptView Comments
2016-02-01
2016-03-22Yes
cscptView Comments
2016-02-01
2016-03-22Yes
freeptView Comments
2016-02-01
2016-03-22No
graingerptView Comments
2016-02-01
2016-03-22Yes
insuranceptView Comments
2016-02-01
2016-03-22No
juniperptView Comments
2016-02-01
2016-03-22Yes
lanxessptView Comments
2016-02-01
2016-03-22Yes
latrobeptView Comments
2016-02-01
2016-03-22Yes
lefrakptView Comments
2016-02-01
2016-03-22Yes
lupinptView Comments
2016-02-01
2016-03-22Yes
mattelptView Comments
2016-02-01
2016-03-22Yes
moscowptView Comments
2016-02-01
2016-03-22No
nationwideptView Comments
2016-02-01
2016-03-22Yes
onyoursideptView Comments
2016-02-01
2016-03-22Yes
rexrothptView Comments
2016-02-01
2016-03-22Yes
safetyptView Comments
2016-02-01
2016-03-22No
shangrilaptView Comments
2016-02-01
2016-03-22Yes
sucksptView Comments
2016-02-01
2016-03-22No
wolterskluwerptView Comments
2016-02-01
2016-03-22Yes
xn--5su34j936bgsgptView Comments
2016-02-01
2016-03-22Yes
xn--80adxhksptView Comments
2016-02-01
2016-03-22No
bmsptView Comments
2016-02-05
2016-03-22Yes
freeptView Comments
2016-02-05
2016-03-22No
insuranceptView Comments
2016-02-05
2016-03-22No
juniperptView Comments
2016-02-05
2016-03-22Yes

hk Comments

By Dominic Kwong, Alternate GAC Representative of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China, Office of the Government Chief Information Officer

We would like to reiterate our views to ICANN of 24 March and 27 May 2015, which have stated the confusion and rationale related to the release of "hk" as the second level domain (SLD) in new gTLDs, and "hk" shall NOT be released for ALL requests in the following two categories of new gTLDs:

(a) New gTLDs associated with Highly-regulated Sectors/Closed Entry Requirements in Multiple Jurisdictions and Inherently Governmental Functions as set out in ICANN NGPC Resolution No. 2014.02.05.NG01; and

(b) New gTLDs falling within the category of Geographic gTLDs referred to in ICANN’s New gTLD Program (i.e. the gTLD string is a geographic name as provided in the ICANN's gTLD Applicant Guidebook), and .capital, .city, .country, .town, and .world.

tw Comments

By Lin, Mao-Shong, Deputy Director, Ministry of Transportation and Communications

I’m writing hereby to submit Taiwan government’s comments on the release of the “tw” label under the New gTLDs.

We object to the release of “tw” as SLD under all the above-mentioned New gTLDs for their registration by the corresponding Registry operators. We reserve the right to change position in this regard in the future.

The rationale of our objections are below:
Since “tw” label is the country code for Taiwan, the use of “tw” as SLD under these diverse New gTLDs would create confusion or concerns at multiple levels on our part, which include, but not limited to, ”dwarfing national dignity”, “violation of public order or good social custom”, “affecting the rights of domestic enterprises”, and “being prone to produce perplexity to our disadvantage”.

tw Comments

By Lin, Mao-Shong, Deputy Director, Ministry of Transportation and Communications

I’m writing hereby to submit Taiwan government’s comments on the release of the “tw” label under the New gTLDs.

We object to the release of “tw” as SLD under all the above-mentioned New gTLDs for their registration by the corresponding Registry operators. We reserve the right to change position in this regard in the future.

The rationale of our objections are below:
Since “tw” label is the country code for Taiwan, the use of “tw” as SLD under these diverse New gTLDs would create confusion or concerns at multiple levels on our part, which include, but not limited to, ”dwarfing national dignity”, “violation of public order or good social custom”, “affecting the rights of domestic enterprises”, and “being prone to produce perplexity to our disadvantage”.

tw Comments

By Lin, Mao-Shong, Deputy Director, Ministry of Transportation and Communications

I’m writing hereby to submit Taiwan government’s comments on the release of the “tw” label under the New gTLDs.

We object to the release of “tw” as SLD under all the above-mentioned New gTLDs for their registration by the corresponding Registry operators. We reserve the right to change position in this regard in the future.

The rationale of our objections are below:
Since “tw” label is the country code for Taiwan, the use of “tw” as SLD under these diverse New gTLDs would create confusion or concerns at multiple levels on our part, which include, but not limited to, ”dwarfing national dignity”, “violation of public order or good social custom”, “affecting the rights of domestic enterprises”, and “being prone to produce perplexity to our disadvantage”.

pt Comments

By Ana Cristina Amoroso das Neves, Director, Information Society, Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, Ministry of Science, Technology and Highr Education

I request previous comments to objections to the release of the ".pt" as the SLD signalling 1) consumer protection concerns and confusion; 2) some gTLD correspond to a regulated market in EU countries, so their release might generate possible abuses and confusion at the end-users level and therefore must be subject to authorization by the Portuguese Government; 3) others should remain reserved so that can only be assigned to a person, entity or corporation proposed or accepted by the Portuguese Government, which demands consultations with the Portuguese Government. These comments are due to the ICANN's new process launched on the 6th October 2015 on the use of the 2-letter CC and CN at the SLD, taken into account nonetheless GAC's advice from Dublin Communiqué (October 2015). Confusability exists in all instances since the PT code is widely recognized both on and off the Internet as an identifier for Portugal. In this regard, we are concerned that consumers assume that persons or undertakings operating under "pt.string" not only offer their services in Portugal or products or services related to Portugal but that they comply with applicable regulations. As this may not be warranted by registration policies and contracts, we would request Portuguese Government is consulted before any registration, regardless of the grounds for objection. Portugal reserves the right to change position in this regard in the future. The Portuguese Government will continue to closely follow the evolution of the market and of the technical and political framework to collect data and evidence to better understand the consequences of such release.

pt Comments

By Ana Cristina Amoroso das Neves, Director, Information Society, Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, Ministry of Science, Technology and Highr Education

I request previous comments to objections to the release of the ".pt" as the SLD signaling 1) consumer protection concerns and confusion; 2) some gTLD correspond to a regulated market in EU countries, so their release might generate possible abuses and confusion at the end-users level and therefore must be subject to authorization by the Portuguese Government; 3) others should remain reserved so that can only be assigned to a person, entity or corporation proposed or accepted by the Portuguese Government, which demands consultations with the Portuguese Government. These comments are due to the ICANN's new process launched on the 6th October 2015 on the use of the 2-letter CC and CN at the SLD, taken into account nonetheless GAC's advice from Dublin Communiqué (October 2015). Confusability exists in all instances since the PT code is widely recognized both on and off the Internet as an identifier for Portugal. In this regard, we are concerned that consumers assume that persons or undertakings operating under "pt.string" not only offer their services in Portugal or products or services related to Portugal but that they comply with applicable regulations. As this may not be warranted by registration policies and contracts, we would request Portuguese Government is consulted before any registration, regardless of the grounds for objection. Portugal reserves the right to change position in this regard in the future. The Portuguese Government will continue to closely follow the evolution of the market and of the technical and political framework to collect data and evidence to better understand the consequences of such release.

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