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During the first round of [[ICANN]]'s TLD expansion program in 2000, NCBA proposed the establishment of the .coop TLD in cooperation with the ICA and Poptel, a cooperative Internet services provider (ISP) based UK to serves as registry operator.<ref>[http://archive.icann.org/en/tlds/report/co-op1.html Summary of Application of Cooperative League of USA]</ref> .Coop was one of the seven sponsored top-level domain names approved by ICANN to be delegated in the DNS [[root zone]] along with [[.aero]] [[.biz]], .[[info]], [[.name]] [[.pro]] and [[.museum]]. <ref>[http://archive.icann.org/en/tlds/new-tld-faq.htm New TLDs: FAQs/17 November 2000]</ref>  

During the first round of [[ICANN]]'s TLD expansion program in 2000, NCBA proposed the establishment of the .coop TLD in cooperation with the ICA and Poptel, a cooperative Internet services provider (ISP) based UK to serves as registry operator.<ref>[http://archive.icann.org/en/tlds/report/co-op1.html Summary of Application of Cooperative League of USA]</ref> .Coop was one of the seven sponsored top-level domain names approved by ICANN to be delegated in the DNS [[root zone]] along with [[.aero]] [[.biz]], .[[info]], [[.name]] [[.pro]] and [[.museum]]. <ref>[http://archive.icann.org/en/tlds/new-tld-faq.htm New TLDs: FAQs/17 November 2000]</ref>  

On May 25, 2001, NCBA created the DotCooperation Llc. to ensure that the .coop registry will be operated independently. NCBA and ICANN signed the Sponsorship Agreement on November 21, 2001. The  .coop TLD was eventually included in the DNS root zone on January 15, 2001.Poptel also signed a contract with NCBA to serve as the registry operator.<ref>[http://www.nic.coop/focus-articles/10-years-of-coop.aspx 10 Years of .Coop]</ref>

On May 25, 2001, NCBA created the DotCooperation Llc. to ensure that the .coop registry will be operated independently. NCBA and ICANN signed the Sponsorship Agreement on November 21, 2001. The  .coop TLD was eventually included in the DNS root zone on January 15, 2001.Poptel also signed a contract with NCBA to serve as the registry operator.<ref>[http://www.nic.coop/focus-articles/10-years-of-coop.aspx 10 Years of .Coop]</ref> On July 16, 2007, DotCoop renewed its Sponsorship Agreement with ICANN.<ref>[http://www.nic.coop/dotcoop-news/contract-signed-with-icann-for-coop-renewal.aspx Contract Signed with ICANN for .coop Renewal]</ref> ICANN also approved the release of the Go.coop domain name on September 18 2007.

On July 16, 2007, DotCoop renewed its Sponsorship Agreement with ICANN.<ref>[http://www.nic.coop/dotcoop-news/contract-signed-with-icann-for-coop-renewal.aspx Contract Signed with ICANN for .coop Renewal]</ref> Dot Coop submitted a request to ICANN to allow the organization to allocate one and two character domain names under the .coop domain space through an RFP process on May 27, 2008. In it's letter to ICANN, DotCoop cited the RSTEP report, GNSO Names Working Group Recommendation and the approval of the releases of two-character domain names for [[.jobs]] in support for its request. The [[RSTEP]] reported that the release of two-character domain names does not create reasonable risk to the security and stability of the DNS while the [[GNSO]] Reserve Names Working Group recommended that registries may request the release of two-character domain names as long as procedures to avoid confusions with any corresponding [[ccTLD]]s will be implemented<ref>

Dot Coop submitted a request to ICANN to allow the organization to allocate one and two character domain names under the .coop domain space through an RFP process on May 27, 2008. In it's letter to ICANN, DotCoop cited the RSTEP report, GNSO Names Working Group Recommendation and the approval of the releases of two-character domain names for [[.jobs]] in support for its request. The [[RSTEP]] reported that the release of two-character domain names does not create reasonable risk to the security and stability of the DNS while the [[GNSO]] Reserve Names Working Group recommended that registries may request the release of two-character domain names as long as procedures to avoid confusions with any corresponding [[ccTLD]]s will be implemented<ref>

[https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:MakqkXET9W8J:www.icann.org/en/resources/registries/rsep/coop-request-29may08-en.pdf+DotCoop+and+ICANN&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESiDoDB9E_7XKAZI9jl3Dl88juQG8t4fpxW3iIiTdMU8_PEFWetsqcR2CifD_KlZdKjz7RtHOESnTnGSp5KLQ2WT84YW86Mh8GNVCLgkkCwDTD2MVtl4puyqbGrIgGdAbpDU0Lyl&sig=AHIEtbQ-iqjRW2PLBT-kDw9ODO6hDQr68A Single-and-Two-Letter-Domain-Name-Allocation-27-May-2008.doc]</ref>

[https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:MakqkXET9W8J:www.icann.org/en/resources/registries/rsep/coop-request-29may08-en.pdf+DotCoop+and+ICANN&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESiDoDB9E_7XKAZI9jl3Dl88juQG8t4fpxW3iIiTdMU8_PEFWetsqcR2CifD_KlZdKjz7RtHOESnTnGSp5KLQ2WT84YW86Mh8GNVCLgkkCwDTD2MVtl4puyqbGrIgGdAbpDU0Lyl&sig=AHIEtbQ-iqjRW2PLBT-kDw9ODO6hDQr68A Single-and-Two-Letter-Domain-Name-Allocation-27-May-2008.doc]</ref> On June 13, 2008, ICANN approved DotCoop's request to release single and two-letter domain names after determining that there is no associated competition or security and security risk.<ref>[https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:3Q1DBLbPSL0J:www.icann.org/en/resources/registries/rsep/icann-to-coop-13jun08-en.pdf+DotCoop+and+ICANN&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEEShFV8OrDVVW9jA0iWYUKJDO2F9tbb0nLbxlV70KmMDlvNOY-R377GC6fz3QIbk8q4gBEQpiH_cm13-N7a9EzBjl6MlzZohbbYgVNMUI6o8ZM9W6oeEvGQiOTqFucX7iz77NGna3&sig=AHIEtbSyUwnOYx4wuQKrOyhXizICSn7vcQ ICANN Preliminary Determination]</ref>

==Founders==

==Founders==