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'''.CO Internet S.A.S.''' is a Colombian company founded by Juan Diego Calle, in a joint venture with the U.S. company [[Neustar]] Inc., for the purpose of developing and operating the [[.co]] top level domain registry. It is responsible for the promotion, administration, and technical operation of the [[.co]] [[TLD]].<ref>[http://www.cointernet.co/frequently-asked-questions/general-co-faqs CoInternet FAQ], CoInternet.co.</ref>  

'''.CO Internet S.A.S.''' is a Colombian company founded by Juan Diego Calle, in a joint venture with the U.S. company [[Neustar]] Inc., for the purpose of developing and operating the [[.co]] top level domain registry. It is responsible for the promotion, administration, and technical operation of the [[.co]] [[TLD]].<ref>[http://www.cointernet.co/frequently-asked-questions/general-co-faqs CoInternet FAQ], CoInternet.co.</ref>  

While .co was originally the [[ccTLD]] of Colombia, .CO Internet was created to facilitate .co becoming an [[open ccTLD]], and since July 2010, has been available to the general public outside of Colombia.<ref name="usatoday">[http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2011-01-16-godaddy-domain_N.htm Godaddy Domain], USAToday.com. Published 2011 Janaury 16.</ref>

While .co is officially the [[ccTLD]] of Colombia, .CO Internet was created to facilitate .co becoming an [[open ccTLD]], and since July 2010, has been available to the general public outside of Colombia.<ref name="usatoday">[http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2011-01-16-godaddy-domain_N.htm Godaddy Domain], USAToday.com. Published 2011 Janaury 16.</ref>

.CO Internet has decided to work with only a dozen [[registrar]]s in its first year.<ref>[http://www.cointernet.co/registrars/co-registrars .CO Internet Registrars], COInternet.co.</ref> In its first 6 months (July-January 2010), some 600,000 .co domain names were registered;<ref name="sullysblog">[http://sullysblog.com/Lori-Anne-Wardi SullysBlog.com]</ref> [[GoDaddy]] has registered about 250,000 of those.<ref name="usatoday"></ref> The company has also partnered with [[Deloitte]] in order to ensure that brand owner's rights were respected throughout the registration process.<ref name="sullysblog"></ref>

.CO Internet had decided to work with only a dozen [[registrar]]s in its first year.<ref>[http://www.cointernet.co/registrars/co-registrars .CO Internet Registrars], COInternet.co.</ref> In its first 6 months (July-January 2010), some 600,000 .co domain names were registered;<ref name="sullysblog">[http://sullysblog.com/Lori-Anne-Wardi SullysBlog.com]</ref> [[GoDaddy]] has registered about 250,000 of those.<ref name="usatoday"></ref> The company has also partnered with [[Deloitte]] in order to ensure that brand owner's rights were respected throughout the registration process.<ref name="sullysblog"></ref>  

At the beginning of 2012, when .CO Internet was recognized as a World Finance 100 Business Leader of 2011, it was noted that the prior year had seen them register over 1 million addresses in 200+ countries.<ref>[http://www.worldfinance100.com/ WorldFinance100.com].</ref>

At the beginning of 2012, when .CO Internet was recognized as a World Finance 100 Business Leader of 2011, it was noted that the prior year had seen them register over 1 million addresses in 200+ countries.<ref>[http://www.worldfinance100.com/ WorldFinance100.com].</ref>