US Cities Don’t Bite on New Domain Extensions

A long list of world-class municipalities have applied for top-level domains.

New York, Stockholm, Moscow, Kyoto, Barcelona, Rio and Quebec are just a few destinations that will likely add another self-named Web extension to their online presence. Las Vegas, like New York City, has gathered much local support for Dot Vegas Inc., with many prominent government and tourism groups on board. Other cities showing up on the list are Miami and Boston, although their applications don’t appear to be affiliated with their city governments. It remains to be seen whether government officials from these cities will challenge the applicant’s right to stake a claim on these specific domains.