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TLD Sponsorship Agreement: Attachment 9 (.coop) Posted: 5 November 2001 |
Selection of Registrars
This Attachment specifies the criteria for Sponsor's selection of ICANN-Accredited Registrars wishing to enter into an Authorizing Agreement to register domain names in the Sponsored TLD.
1. Recognition of the public-benefit nature of the .coop TLD and demonstrated willingness to participate in providing registrar services to registrants in that spirit;
2. Thorough and demonstrated understanding of the principles and intentions underlying .coop TLD policies;
3. Demonstrated familiarity with the needs of the cooperative community;
4. Demonstrated familiarity with the particular requirements of cooperatives in the language and region(s) served by the registrar;
5. Established business relationships with substantial numbers (proportionate to the size of the registrar) of cooperatives or with organizations representing the cooperative community in the region(s) served by the registrar;
6. Demonstrated willingness and ability to publicize and market the .coop TLD, and to follow all .coop TLD marketing guidelines and to use its materials as appropriate, as reflected by a minimum committed marketing budget of an amount proportionate to the size of the registrar;
7. Contractual commitment not to merge, consolidate, or reorganize into or with any Registry Operator or registrar, or any of its affiliates, who individually or collectively have more than 10,000,000 Registered Names under management;
8. Contractual commitment to remit a stated portion (established by the Sponsor from time to time on a uniform basis) of any registrar service fees received to the Sponsor's Digital Divide Fund or, in lieu thereof, to make a stated initial contribution to such fund, proportionate to the size of the registrar;
9. Contractual commitment to convert registrants registered during the first six months following the full public launch to registrants registered through the registrar at registrant's option or on a randomized basis, without fee (this obligation to be limited to the period during which registrants have not yet been allocated to ICANN-Accredited Registrars);
10. Demonstration that sufficient staff resources are available and ability to interface with automated and manual elements of the .coop TLD registry process;
11. Demonstrated systems designed to avoid submission of unqualified applications that will burden the ENS system;
12. Demonstrated systems designed to avoid any disputes regarding transfers among registrars;
13. Demonstrated willingness to share with the Sponsoring Organization contact information and marketing efforts aimed at all current registrants with whom the registrar has relationships who are eligible for registration.
14. Willingness to provide reduced fee or free services to cooperatives from developing countries who meet minimum criteria (established by Sponsor) for special assistance; and
15. Willingness and ability to post and refresh a minimum deposit against which fees will be drawn.
Sponsor will periodically review
and as appropriate revise its selection of registrars.
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