dotMobi (mTLD, Ltd.) has a list of Reserved Names (seperate from its Premium Names list) which includes names required to be reserved by ICANN, emergency numbers and other geographic names. These names are not currently available for registration unless they are part of a particular allocation process.
City Names Allocation Process
mTLD is seeking proposals from local governments and/or their designees interested in acquiring and developing a city name for an initial period of two years. The list of AVAILABLE CITY NAMES under this process is accessible at this link.
Applications will be accepted from 20th August, 2007 onwards with no set closing date. PLEASE READ THE FULL APPLICATION DOCUMENT / INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE SUBMITTING A PROPOSAL.
The objective of the process is to:
Provide the mobile community with new features, services and (local) content
Optimize the mobile experience and encourage increased mobile Internet access by providing a positive, predictable, and consistent user experience
In order to qualify, applicants must demonstrate that their proposals are submitted by or with the support of the relevant local government and must also provide the following information:
A description (250 words) of the proposed content / services / applications to be offered via the .mobi website corresponding to the city name
A description of the applicantâs marketing and promotion plans.
These plans must include
1. A public launch event to local press for the city name web-site.
2. A Press Release to issue in liaison with mTLD promoting the city name web-site.
3. Local marketing efforts for the city name web-site at a minimum cost of â¬2,000 per annum.
Examples of the applicantâs use of the string corresponding to the Offered Name in any other Top Level Domain.
dotMobi will be evaluating all proposals and successful applicants will be required to enter into a contract for the domain name.
