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==Background==

==Background==

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 [[.Musuem|.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 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.<ref>[https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:vCNSmliekFsJ:www.icann.org/en/resources/registries/rsep/icann-to-dotcoop-18sep07-en.pdf+DotCoop+and+ICANN&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESg3qeuS432zc2MRGQmLcKkIjfgo0Yb57lFkTaOhIHVmWz95euNoJEtLBobz87Qf0UUFXkgKDIGivBqrozaDmFMsZtDzLKh920BzcWJMqr1Wj-qjlYYPpMqbe5Vupj6cwoNwQD51&sig=AHIEtbTtoLxajbkx0KzQv4laaQDslVEkFw Domain Name Exception-Go.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.<ref>[https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:vCNSmliekFsJ:www.icann.org/en/resources/registries/rsep/icann-to-dotcoop-18sep07-en.pdf+DotCoop+and+ICANN&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESg3qeuS432zc2MRGQmLcKkIjfgo0Yb57lFkTaOhIHVmWz95euNoJEtLBobz87Qf0UUFXkgKDIGivBqrozaDmFMsZtDzLKh920BzcWJMqr1Wj-qjlYYPpMqbe5Vupj6cwoNwQD51&sig=AHIEtbTtoLxajbkx0KzQv4laaQDslVEkFw Domain Name Exception-Go.coop]</ref>