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18(a) Describe the mission/purpose of your proposed gTLD

gTLDFull Legal NameE-mail suffixDetail
.EXTRASPACEExtra Space Storage LLCmsn.comView
Extra Space Storage® Inc. (Extra Space) is a real estate investment trust based in Salt Lake City, Utah with regional offices in California, Connecticut, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Texas. Extra Space Storage is the second largest operator of self-storage in the U.S., and is a national owner, developer, acquirer and operator of professionally managed self-storage properties.
Extra Space Storage is a thirty year old company that has been involved in the self-storage industry since its inception. It is a growth-oriented company creating a new standard in the self-storage industry. Both customers and communities benefit from Extra Space Storageʹs professional approach to storage. Featuring attractive, convenient and secure facilities operated by professional managers, Extra Space Storage seeks to change the association of self-storage as a temporary holding place for rarely-used things to a desirable, safe, and customer-oriented facility perfectly suited for maintaining and accessing valued personal and business possessions.

Extra Space Storage Inc., headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, is a fully integrated, self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust that owns and⁄or operates 870 self-storage properties in 34 states and Washington, D.C. The Companyʹs properties are comprised of approximately 550,000 units and over 59 million square feet of rentable space, offering customers a wide selection of conveniently located and secure storage solutions across the country, including boat storage, RV storage and business storage. The Company is the second largest owner and⁄or operator of self-storage properties in the United States and is the largest self-storage management company in the United States.

The preservation of this brand is of paramount importance to Extra Space in all aspects of its operations, including and especially on the Internet. Operating the brand as a gTLD will likely be an important part of its digital strategy in the future. Extra Space will be analyzing and evaluating other .BRAND gTLD applications as well as general market adoption to determine short and long-term potential best-in-class use case options to most effectively serve and enhance Extra Space’s online strategy as a leader in the self storage market.

The intended future mission and purpose of the .EXTRASPACE gTLD is to serve as a trusted, hierarchical, and intuitive namespace provided by Extra Space and its qualified affiliates, for Extra Space customers. Extra Space will be the entity to file this application and bring the .EXTRASPACE gTLD to market.

Although ICANN has not specifically recognized a .BRAND gTLD specification in the current round, it is widely anticipated in the brand community that this will become a specialty subset of gTLDs. .EXTRASPACE is intended to be one of those .BRAND gTLDs, with the goal of protecting Extra Space’s online presence and identity, expanding its marketing and promotion efforts, providing a secure channel for online products and services.

Extra Space intends to initially limit registration and use of domain names within the .EXTRASPACE gTLD to Extra Space and its qualified affiliates. This initial limited use will allow Extra Space to establish its operations and achieve full sustainability. This limited distribution coupled with the other requirements set forth in Specification 9 of the Template Registry Agreement is intended to exempt Extra Space from its annual Code of Conduct Compliance requirements.

Extra Space currently plans a three-stage rollout for Extra Space’s gTLD(s):

1. Stage One

The initial stage of implementation of the gTLD will involve Extra Space registering a limited number of .EXTRASPACE second-level domain names.

This initial use will provide Extra Space’s IT and security personnel the time to run a number of tests to ensure seamless and secure access using the .EXTRASPACE gTLD domain names, interoperability with various software and Web-based applications, and unbroken and secure use of all names. This initial allocation will also allow the appropriate Extra Space staff to coordinate with the internal and external staff responsible for the application, delegation and setup phases of the .EXTRASPACE gTLD to ensure a proper transition from delegation to full operation.

2. Stage Two

Once all testing has been successfully completed, Extra Space will begin allocating domain names in .EXTRASPACE for more widespread internal corporate use. During this same period of time, Extra Space will begin evaluating strategies to potential migrate traffic away from its existing second-level domain names.

It is in Stage Two that Extra Space will evaluate expanding the operations of the gTLD to permit registration by other registrants such as licensees or other strategic parties. Should an assessment of its expansion strategy lead to a decision to extend registration rights to other parties, this expansion is currently planned to take place during Stage Three. However, any expansion would be conditioned upon a review of the Specification 9 (Registry Code of Conduct) set forth in the template registry agreement to ensure compliance with Extra Space’s business model.

3. Stage Three

Depending upon the analysis of the evaluations undertaken in Stage Two, Extra Space may begin to implement the migration of Internet traffic away from Extra Space’s legacy domain names, and toward the Extra Space gTLD. It is in this stage that Extra Space also may implement its decision to extend registration rights to licensees or strategic parties, depending upon compliance with Specification 9 as noted above. The dates of such expansion are subject to change depending upon business, strategic, and industry factors at the time.

After consideration of the following factors: analysis of Extra Space’s existing domain name portfolio; internal analysis of marketing initiatives; and the fact that Extra Space will have full control over the number of registrations in the .EXTRASPACE gTLD namespace, Extra Space is confident that the number of domain name registrations will be less than 3,000 in the first five years of operation.

Based on its experience to the end of Year 5, and based on its experience with any expansion implemented in Stage Three, Extra Space will assess whether its business plan and any future expansion strategy. It is anticipated by Extra Space that changes to the domain name industry, and particularly the impact of .BRAND gTLDs, will take at least five years to be realized and assessed. Any decision to expand the gTLDs beyond corporate, qualified subsidiary and affiliate, and licensee use will take into account this experience as well as the technical analysis of potential expansion.

The potential use of the .EXTRASPACE gTLD by these or other business segments will also be driven by Extra Space’s future business strategies as identified in its annual report and investor filings.
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.COUPONSCoupons.com Incorporatedfairwindspartners.comView
18.1 Mission and Purpose of .COUPONS
Coupons.com Incorporated (“Coupons.com”) is the recognized leader in digital coupons, including online printable, social, mobile, and save to loyalty card promotions. With approximately 500 employees worldwide, Coupons.com and its digital coupons network, including the Coupons.com website, is by far the largest provider of digital coupons in the world. Coupons.com offers products and services for consumers, brand marketers, retailers, publishers and developers. Coupons.com has filed this application for a .COUPONS gTLD with the intention of bringing to market a trusted, hierarchical, and intuitive namespace for consumers to access content related to coupons worldwide.

As the multibillion-dollar coupon industry is shifting online, Coupons.com has expanded both the supply of coupons (by using the Internet to lower the cost of entry for coupon issuers), as well as the demand for coupons (by introducing a new consumer demographic to coupons via websites, social media, and mobile devices). Coupons.com enables its clients’ coupon promotions on Web pages, in email campaigns, social media initiatives, mobile devices, store kiosks, shopping carts, consumer electronics and more. The company intends to further expand its reach across the digital landscape—anywhere there is a digital connection to consumers creating a digital marketplace where brands, retailers, and consumers can connect along the consumer’s path to purchase. Owning and operating the .COUPONS gTLD will be a vital asset to the company’s continued digital expansion.

Coupons.com will be analyzing and evaluating other .GENERIC gTLD applications as well as general market adoption to determine short- and long-term potential best-in-class use case options to most effectively serve and enhance Coupons.com’s online strategy as a leading provider of digital coupons.

The intended future mission and purpose of the .COUPONS gTLD is to serve as a trusted, hierarchical, and intuitive namespace provided by Coupons.com and qualified subsidiaries and affiliates for Coupons.com customers and interested parties.

Coupons.com intends to initially limit registration and use of domain names within the .COUPONS gTLD to Coupons.com and its qualified subsidiaries and affiliates. This initial limited use will allow Coupons.com to establish its operations and achieve full sustainability. This limited distribution, coupled with the other requirements set forth in Specification 9 of the template Registry Agreement, is intended to exempt Coupons.com from its annual Code of Conduct Compliance requirements.

After the fifth year operation, Coupons.com will evaluate whether opportunities exist to carry out the business strategy for the .COUPONS gTLD through expansion that continues the sustainable operations of the registry through fee-based registrations to parties other than Coupons.com and its qualified subsidiaries and affiliates.

The current best thinking involves a four-stage rollout:

Stage 1
The initial stage of implementation of the gTLD will involve Coupons.com registering a limited number of second-level domain names. This will provide Coupons.com’s information technology and security personnel with the time to run a number of tests to ensure seamless and secure access to .COUPONS domain names, as well as interoperability with various software and Web-based applications. This initial allocation will also allow the appropriate Coupons.com staff to coordinate with the internal and external staff responsible for the delegation and setup phases of the .COUPONS gTLD to ensure a proper transition from delegation to full operation.

Stage 2
Once the appropriate security and stability issues have been satisfactorily addressed, Coupons.com plans to begin allocating a limited number of domain names for internal corporate use. During this period of time, Coupons.com may also evaluate potential strategies to migrate Internet traffic away from its current gTLD and ccTLD domain name registrations.

It is in Stage 2 that Coupons.com will evaluate expanding the operations of the gTLD to permit registration by other registrants, such as licensees and⁄or strategic partners. Should an assessment of its expansion strategy lead to a decision to extend registration rights to other parties, this expansion is currently planned to take place during Stage 3. However, any expansion would be conditioned upon a review of the Specification 9 (Registry Code of Conduct) set forth in the template Registry Agreement to ensure compliance with Coupons.com’s business model.

Stage 3
Depending upon the outcome of evaluations undertaken in prior stages, the third stage may involve the permanent migration of Internet traffic away from the TLDs in which Coupons.com’s domain names are currently registered, and toward the .COUPONS gTLD. It is in this stage that Coupons.com also may implement its decision to extend registration rights to licensees or strategic parties, depending upon compliance with Specification 9, as noted above. The dates of such expansion are subject to change depending upon business, strategic, and industry factors at the time.

Based on the company’s analysis of its existing domain name portfolio and its planned use strategy, coupled with the fact that it will have full control over the number of registrations in the .COUPONS gTLD namespace, Coupons.com’s business plan contemplates domain name registrations totaling well under 10,000 in the first five years of the .COUPONS gTLD’s operation.

Stage 4
Based on its experience with any expansion implemented in Stage 3, Coupons.com will assess whether its business plan and expansion strategy should be augmented by extending registration rights to a broader class of licensees, including potential customers of Coupons.com. It is anticipated by Coupons.com that changes to the domain name industry will take at least five years to be realized and assessed. Any decision to expand the gTLDs beyond corporate, qualified subsidiary and affiliate, and licensee use will take into account this experience as well as the technical analysis of potential expansion.

The potential use of the .COUPONS gTLD by Coupons.com and its business segments will also be driven by Coupons.com’s future business strategies as identified on its website, see http:⁄⁄www.couponsinc.com⁄.

Utilizing current projections based upon Coupons.com’s existing businesses, future business plans, current domain name portfolio, and other strategic factors, Coupons.com estimates second-level domain name registrations to be in line with the projections set forth in the financial template provided in the response to Question 46 of this application.