.coop Domain Registration

"..Coop, the new top-level Internet domain (TLD), creates a global identity for the world's 750,000 cooperatives, helping them enhance their businesses, better serve their 760 million members, connect distant cooperatives to each other, and create new economic opportunity for people throughout the world. Cooperatives enjoy greater consumer trust than investor-owned businesses and consumers prefer to do business with them. .Coop will help consumers find the businesses they trust online while also building a stronger global economic presence for cooperatives.."

Names Beyond, as a leading ICAAN accredited registrar for .COOP domain names offers economical registrations along with a host of other services. Please check out our FAQ section that may also help answer some of your queries.

About .coop

.Coop, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Washington, D.C.-based National Cooperative Business Association (NCBA) is the sponsor of the .coop domain. NCBA is a U.S.-based cooperative membership organization that works to develop, advance and protect cooperative business.

Eligibility Requirements to register a .COOP

To be approved to register a .COOP domain name and use a .COOP domain name, you must qualify under one of the following criteria:

Member of the National Cooperative Business Association (NCBA)
Organizations that are committed to the seven cooperative principles
Entities whose operations are primarily dedicated to serving cooperatives
Members of International Cooperative Alliance (ICA)
Organizations formed as Cooperatives under Local law
Cooperative associations or associations comprised of cooperatives
Entities whose operations are dedicated to serving cooperatives

While registering the .COOP domain name, an applicant would be asked to identify two cooperative organizations to which they belong or the cooperative organizations must be able to affirm the applicants Cooperative status.

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.coop Email Solutions

Managed Email Service

Prices listed in US dollars

Startup Package	$5.00 / month	Includes 3 mailboxes (10MB storage each). Fees are charged on an annual basis.
Webmail Access	FREE	Access your email anywhere through a web interface.
Email Forwarding	FREE	Forward your new email account to any other existing account.
Extra Storage Capacity	$10.00 / 50MB / month	Storage capacity could be added in blocks of 50MB. When you add storage, the actual charge will be pro-rated according to the term of your current package.
Additional Email Account	$2.00 / month	Each account comes with a basic 10MB storage


	Personalized Address - without association with any other commercial company
	Private - reduces exposure to spam mail
	Permanant Email Address - no need to change email address just because you change ISP
	POP3 Account - you can use your regular email client (such as Outlook) to send and retrieve emails
	Forwarding Account - you can choose to forward your new email account to any other existing
	account
	Web Access - access your email anywhere through a web browser to retrieve and send emails
	Storage - includes 10MB Storage
	Spam Control - helps filter spam mail

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.COOP FAQ

1. Who can register a .coop domain name?
2. What are the .coop TLD Eligibility Criteria?
3. Who sets the eligibility criteria?
4. How will dotCoop ensure that only eligible organizations purchase names in the .coop domain?
5. Can a member of a cooperative purchase a .coop name?
6. What happens if my registration is determined to be ineligible?
7. What happens if an eligible registrant becomes ineligible?
8. What is a "majority owned" business in terms of eligibility?
9. Does a co-op have to meet all of seven of the cooperative principles to be eligible?
10. Are "mutual" insurance companies eligible for .coop?
11. Can we buy a name if our co-op is not fully organized?
12. What is the Price of a .coop domain name?

Who can register a .coop domain name?
Only cooperatives, cooperative service organizations and subsidiaries of cooperatives will be eligible to use the .coop domain name. It is the responsibility of dotCoop to ensure that organizations that register .coop names meet the .coop TLD Eligibility Criteria as noted below.
What are the .coop TLD Eligibility Criteria?
To be approved to register and use a .coop domain name your organization myst be a registered Cooperative.
Who sets the eligibility criteria?
As the sponsor, dotCoop sets eligibility policies for registration for the .coop TLD based on the criteria defined in the agreement with ICANN. Eligibility criteria are specified in the Registration Agreement .
How will dotCoop ensure that only eligible organizations purchase names in the .coop domain?
DotCoop will validate that all registrants meet the eligibility criteria as agreed to in the Charter using information from the Internet, the Sponsors, the Verification Partners and co-operative organizations around the world to verify the eligibility of registrants.
Can a member of a cooperative purchase a .coop name?
Individuals cannot purchase a .coop name for their own use. Domain names can only be registered by an eligible cooperative organization. Of course, individuals within a cooperative organization will be performing the actual purchase of names for the cooperative.
What happens if my registration is determined to be ineligible?
You will be informed of an appeals process if you feel this determination was made in error. You will have 30 days to initiate the appeals process. The names you have registered will remain in reserve until any appeals process is completed.
If you are determined to be ineligible for a .coop domain, you will forfeit the entire registration fee and the names you have purchased will be released from the reserved name system.

If you are not sure that you are eligible, please contact the registry at support@communicate.coop to confirm your eligibility.
What happens if an eligible registrant becomes ineligible?
If an eligible registrant becomes ineligible to hold a .coop name because of demutualization, dissolution of the co-op or other means, then the registrant should notify dotCoop within 30 days and the name will be revoked and become available for repurchase by another eligible organization. DotCoop will also move to revoke names if notified by this change by outside parties using the standard manual verification process.
What is a "majority owned" business in terms of eligibility?
A business must be at least 51% owned by a cooperative or cooperatives in order to be eligible.
Does a co-op have to meet all of seven of the cooperative principles to be eligible?
Yes. Of course, if the principle is not relevant to that type of co-op then it would not be required. For instance, many buying co-ops do not require capital investment so that principal would not apply to that type of co-op.
Are "mutual" insurance companies eligible for .coop?
Mutuals that operate on a cooperative basis are eligible for a .coop domain. Eligibility has to be determined on a case-by-case basis. Please contact support@communicate.coop for more information.
Can we buy a name if our co-op is not fully organized?
Yes, you can purchase a name for your co-op as it is being formed. DotCoop recognizes the need to create your Internet identity as an integral part of the start-up of any company in today's world. However, dotCoop reserves the right to review your eligibility after an appropriate time and revoke your .coop domains with no refund if the organization that is created is not eligible as defined by our Charter. Generally, dotCoop reviews such registrations within six months of registration.
What is the Price of a .coop domain name?
Namesbeyond.com charges a price of $89.95 per .COOP domain name which is one of the cheapest prices available in the market today. For easy access and for your convenience you could now consolidate your other extensions with NamesBeyond for $6.99 with a FREE one year additional renewal.

Terms & Conditions for Special offer

In order to qualify for the discount offer by dotCoop for .COOP registrations for the Enhanced Getting Started with .Coop Promotion, Registrant hereby agrees to abide by the following Terms and Conditions:

1. Registrations must be made within the period 00:00:00 UTC 1 April 2009 until 23:59:59 UTC 31 December 2009.

2. The registrant must be eligible for .coop domains as defined by the .Coop registry. Eligibility confirmation is at the sole discretion of the .coop Sponsor (dotCoop.)

3. The registrant must have no .coop domains currently registered with any .coop accredited Registrar. Determination of ownership in regards to eligibility for this program is at the sole discretion of dotCoop registry.

4. Only one 1-year registration from an eligible registrant may qualify for the discount. $5 special price registrations cannot be used for part of multiple year registrations. The registrant may register other domains at the same time, but they will be charged the standard price for any other .coop domains. Renewals and transfers are not eligible for this offer. Register you .COOP NOW!

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BUILDING YOUR CO-OP BEGINS WITH A GREAT DOMAIN NAME AND WEB SITE

.coop is a sponsored top level domain directed specifically for Cooperative Societies all over the world. Only Cooperative Societies, Cooperative Service organizations and subsidiaries of cooperatives will be eligible to use the .COOP names.

All registrants must be qualified and authenticated by the .coop registry. Please read the FAQ and the eligibility criteria to own a .coop domain name.

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For a limited time .COOP domain names are available for $5 for the first year for new coop registrants only. Please read the terms and conditions for the special offer to know how you may qualify for $5 a year .COOP names. This Brand new COOP offer is only extended to new .coop registrations by new .coop registrants for one year only. Renewals will be charged at normal prices.Existing .coop registrants will not be eligible for this promotional offer.

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