QUINCUNX-TAGLINEhttps://handle.watch/https://handle.watch/2026-10-22-web-fbb662/https://handle.watch/2026-10-22-web-fbb662/Verisign says .web sunrise will start in December, with no sunrise day or public registration date given.Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://handle.watch/2026-10-18-dot-dates-changed/https://handle.watch/2026-10-18-dot-dates-changed/ICANN moved .dot's public registration from October 20 to November 20. Dish's July 6 plan put a 12-day Early Access Period after sunrise. ICANN's schedule does not list one.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://handle.watch/2026-10-07-round2-reveal/https://handle.watch/2026-10-07-round2-reveal/ICANN's Reveal Day application list includes 18 strings that could one day carry handles. A fallback applicant named the string as a replacement it may switch to, not its first choice. No string has a registration date.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://handle.watch/2026-09-09-phone-f63332/https://handle.watch/2026-09-09-phone-f63332/Dish Registry will run a 14-day, premium-priced Early Access Period for .phone from January 5, 2027, the day after sunrise ends, then general availability. ICANN's schedule does not list an early access period.Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://handle.watch/2026-09-08-phone-dates-announced/https://handle.watch/2026-09-08-phone-dates-announced/By ICANN's schedule, .phone opens to the public on January 5, 2027, after a sunrise.Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://handle.watch/2026-09-03-name-c3d5f5/https://handle.watch/2026-09-03-name-c3d5f5/ICANN approved Verisign's request to discontinue third-level .name registrations, of which about 22,000 exist, and their holders lose the email addresses and websites on them. A handle on a name that stops resolving stops working. No deletion date is given.Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://handle.watch/2026-07-23-web-delegated/https://handle.watch/2026-07-23-web-delegated/IANA delegated .web to VeriSign. No public registration date is set. Verisign plans to launch .web in 2026.Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://handle.watch/2026-07-21-ru-7e12df/https://handle.watch/2026-07-21-ru-7e12df/From September 1, registrants of new and existing .ru domains must prove their identity through a Russian government system.Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://handle.watch/2026-07-15-eat-dates-announced/https://handle.watch/2026-07-15-eat-dates-announced/By ICANN's schedule, .eat opens to the public on November 10, after a Qualified Launch Program and a sunrise.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://handle.watch/2026-07-15-here-dates-announced/https://handle.watch/2026-07-15-here-dates-announced/By ICANN's schedule, .here opens to the public on November 10, after a Qualified Launch Program and a sunrise.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://handle.watch/2026-07-06-dot-c0e610/https://handle.watch/2026-07-06-dot-c0e610/Dish's .dot has a 12-day Early Access Period after sunrise ends October 19. ICANN's schedule does not list an early access period.Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://handle.watch/2026-06-26-dot-dates-announced/https://handle.watch/2026-06-26-dot-dates-announced/By ICANN's schedule, .dot opens to the public on October 20, after a sunrise.Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://handle.watch/2026-06-24-fly-dates-changed/https://handle.watch/2026-06-24-fly-dates-changed/ICANN moved .fly's public registration from February 16, 2027 to November 10. Sunrise and trademark claims moved with it.Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://handle.watch/2026-06-12-latino-ga-open/https://handle.watch/2026-06-12-latino-ga-open/By ICANN's schedule, .latino opens to the public. Dish DBS described it as fully open and unrestricted and set no early access period.Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://handle.watch/2026-05-11-name-2f6253/https://handle.watch/2026-05-11-name-2f6253/Verisign will discontinue third-level .name domains and the .name email forwarding service. A handle on a name that stops resolving stops working. No discontinuation date is given.Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://handle.watch/2026-03-30-latino-c488af/https://handle.watch/2026-03-30-latino-c488af/Dish DBS plans to launch .latino as a fully open and unrestricted gTLD, with no eligibility rules.Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://handle.watch/2026-03-28-latino-dates-announced/https://handle.watch/2026-03-28-latino-dates-announced/By ICANN's schedule, .latino opens to the public on June 12, after a sunrise.Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://handle.watch/2026-03-27-pay-dates-announced/https://handle.watch/2026-03-27-pay-dates-announced/By ICANN's schedule, .pay opens to the public on February 2, 2027, after a sunrise and a Limited Registration Period 1 (LRP1).Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://handle.watch/2026-03-23-pn-88ac56/https://handle.watch/2026-03-23-pn-88ac56/Nominet relaunched .pn, the Pitcairn Islands domain, with names on sale from 12:00 UTC.Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://handle.watch/2026-02-04-mobile-ga-open/https://handle.watch/2026-02-04-mobile-ga-open/By ICANN's schedule, .mobile opens to the public. Dish DBS opened .mobile for registration.Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://handle.watch/2025-11-14-fly-dates-announced/https://handle.watch/2025-11-14-fly-dates-announced/By ICANN's schedule, .fly opens to the public on February 16, 2027, after a sunrise and a Qualified Launch Program that began October 27.Fri, 14 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://handle.watch/2025-11-08-mobile-dates-announced/https://handle.watch/2025-11-08-mobile-dates-announced/By ICANN's schedule, .mobile opens to the public on February 4, 2026, after a sunrise and an Invitation Telco Limited Registration Phase.Sat, 08 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT