10/23/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/23/2024 07:25
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today announced the successful completion of String Evaluation of the proposed Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) country code top-level domain (ccTLD) string for Libya. The requester is now eligible to apply for string delegation. Details of the evaluation process are provided here: http://www.icann.org/en/resources/idn/fast-track/string-evaluation-completion.
The IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process enables countries and territories to submit requests to ICANN for IDN ccTLDs that represent their country or territory names in scripts other than Latin. It was approved by the ICANN Board in October 2009.
The process entails three steps:
As of the date of this announcement, 63 requests for a total of 44 countries/territories have successfully passed through the String Evaluation. Of these, 61 IDN ccTLDs representing 42 countries/territories have been delegated in the DNS root zone, with the remainder either readying to apply or actively applying for delegation of the string.
ICANN will continue to accept new string evaluation requests in the IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process. ICANN org staff is available to help countries and territories interested in participating in the Fast Track Process. Please email [email protected]for any inquiries for participation.