Contract Signed with ICANN for .coop Renewal

DotCoop signed a new agreement with ICANN which maintains the essential elements of the eligibility criteria for the .coop domain name space. DotCooperation LLC, the wholly owned subsidiary of NCBA that is the sponsor of the .coop Internet domain, signed the renewal of its contract with ICANN on July 16th.

The renewal, which extends the agreement for 10 years, was the first renewal of the group of sponsored TLDs that were approved in November, 2000. Once again, dotCoop broke new ground in successfully completing this process which began in November 2005 with the submission of a renewal proposal to ICANN.

DotCoop worked closely with our registry operator, Midcounties Co-operative Domains in Oxford, UK, in crafting a contract that preserves the critical policy and verification responsibilities that provide .coop registrants confidence in the .coop domain space.

For more about the renewal process, visit the www.icann.org website.

Changes will be made to the Registrant contract and to other related documents such as the Dispute Policy document on this site based on related changes in the ICANN contract. Look for more information on this in the coming weeks.

Published on 25 July 2007