Registrars
All currently accredited ICANN registrars as well as any newly appointed ICANN registrars in the future, will be eligible for approval to obtain domain-names with the dot shop extension. Each registrar must make application to CCI, and pay the stated fees, but when those steps have been completed, a registrar in good standing with ICANN can rest assured it will be added to the list of approved registrars for selling and promoting this new domain-name extension.

CCI does not seek to restrict the accreditation of registrars by ICANN and will extend to all registrars so accredited the same equal access to its facilities.  This means there will be no preferences given to any registrars, even those that have ownership in common with the registry. 

CCI, by accepting all ICANN accredited registrars as potential registrars of the domain-name, agrees to accord equal treatment to every one.  In any case where it is necessary to select between two or more competing registrars, objective criteria, if it can be found to base any choice upon, so that even those who are not chosen can agree the process was fairly devised and fairly implemented.  

CCI has received expressions of interest from a few registrars concerning this application for a new domain-name extension.  Comments have been quite favorable over CCI’s choice of “dot shop” as its TLD.  We are encouraged there is a large and anxious market out there waiting for this extension.  

Registrants
CCI expects all new domain-name holders to deal exclusively through a registrar. At this time it is not expected that any issues will arise that requires the intervention of CCI.  Should that occur, however, then generally accepted business practices and applicable ICANN policies will guide CCI’s involvement.  Every new registrant will be required to certify  they know about, have read, and accept the provisions of  the ICANN Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy now in effect.

.  The applying registrant will be required to make a 2 step certification to the approved registrar as part of his application for domain-name, and to establish his right to the domain-name he seeks , one or more of  the following to:  1) That he was in business on or before October 2, 2000, under the requested domain-name,  or 2) That he has engaged in business after October 2, 2000, under the requested domain-name, and is still so engaged, or 3) That he is substantially ready to begin business and needs this email address for final preparations, such as ordering signs or stationary, committing to advertising, and the completion of necessary forms for permits to begin business. The second step will be the voluntary agreement of the applicant to restrict his use of the domain-name extension.  The following must be agreed to: the extension .shop must be used by a fixed site commercial enterprise engaged in the sale of goods; the extension .svc must be reserved for users who deliver services only, of all kinds, plumbing, consulting, or others, either fixed or mobile; and .mall must be reserved for those enterprises which are collections of shops, stores, or other outlets at which commerce is done, usually in large groups of diversified merchants.