Mike Roberts
President and
CEO
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
4676 Admiralty Way
Suite
330
Marina del Ray, CA 90292Dear Mr. Roberts,
On behalf of the over 800
members of the Middlebury Natural Foods Co-op in Middlebury, VT, I am writing to
urge ICANN to approve the proposal for a ".co-op" top-level domain. NCBA and
Poptel are proposing .co-op with the full endorsement of the International Cooperative
Alliance.
Our co-op serves a large portion of our town. Sales have averaged 15%
growth for the past 6 years and membership grew 40% last year. The Co-operative movement
is alive and well in Middlebury, VT. We work hard to provide our members with the
best products and services as possible.
Consumer mistrust of e-businesses is growing.
It's critical that co-ops have an opportunity to identify themselves to consumers
who prefer to do business with us. Neither .com nor .org accurately characterizes
co-ops to Internet users.
Co-ops exist in 100 countries, rural and urban. 750,000
co-ops exist worldwide with 725 million members.
I urge you to move quickly to
approve .co-op.
Sincerely,
Glenn Lower
General Manager
Middlebury Natural
Foods Co-op
Middlebury, VT 05753