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Date/Time: Thu, November 16, 2000 at 9:30 PM GMT
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Subject: dot co-op domaine

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      Mike Roberts
President and CEO
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
4676 Admiralty Way
Suite 330
Marina del Ray, CA 90292

Dear 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

 


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