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 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> |