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String Contention Set Number Auction Date Application ID Winning Applicant Winning Price WEB / WEBS 233 27 July 2016 1-1296-36138 NU DOT CO LLC* $135,000,000 WEB / WEBS 233 27 July 2016 1-1033-73917 Vistaprint Limited* $135,000,000
https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/auctionresults
They just released their official statement here: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2016-07-28-en
On 27 July 2016, Power Auctions LLC, ICANN's authorized auction service provider, conducted a New Generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) Program auction to resolve contention for .WEB and .WEBS. Auction serves as the method of last resort for determining which applicant may operate a gTLD when several entities have applied for the same or confusingly similar gTLDs. This method was defined throughICANN's bottom-up, multistakeholder process.
Eight applicants completed the requirements for participating in the .WEB/.WEBS auction. NU DOT CO LLC prevailed in the auction for the price of $135 million to operate the .WEB gTLD, and Vistaprint Ltd prevailed with a price of $1 for the .WEBS gTLD.
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