The Commerce Department maintains the master database for such top-level domain names as .com and .net, as well as the corresponding numeric addresses, but has contracted out that work to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. Assistant Secretary of Commerce Lawrence Strickling said he asked ICANN to convene a process for a formal […]
Since the beginning of time, the U.S. has held a tight grip on administrative control of the Internet. The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration announced its transition plan to hand over control of the Internets governing authority (such as it is) to the international community. Right now its unclear who will be […]
A division of the U.S. Commerce Department said on Friday it would give up control of the group that manages much of the architecture of the Internet, including the parceling out of domain names. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration said in a statement it would shift those tasks to “the global multistakeholder community.” NTIA’s […]
Latest Comments