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Internet Governance Coalition quoted in Information Today, Inc. article- “Legal Issues: The End of the All-American Internet?”
The internet is an all-American invention—just ask Al Gore. Yes, I know that Gore did not “invent” the internet, and it is an urban legend that he claimed to have invented it. It is generally accepted, however, that the foundational structure of the internet was developed in the U.S. in the 1960s, largely through the…
Internet Governance Coalition quoted in MultiChannel article-“IGC Backs Domain Name Hand-Off”
After reviewing the National Telecommunications & Information Administration’s plan to transition stewardship of the IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority), which oversees domain naming conventions, from the U.S. to a multistakeholder, the Internet Governance Coalition says it will be “good for America, good for American business, good for the Internet and good for the world…” [more]
Internet Governance Coalition’s Senate Commerce Committee Testimony on Developments to Transition Internet Domain Names
The Internet Governance Coalition is pleased to testify on the important developments in the process to transition key Internet domain name functions to the global multistakeholder community, commenced by NTIA more than two years ago. The transition package, including the accountability proposals, created by the global Internet community is an important milestone for the multistakeholder…
U.S. Senate Committee Hearing on “Preserving the Multistakeholder Model of Internet Governance”
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation will convene a hearing on Wednesday, February 25, 2015, entitled “Preserving the Multistakeholder Model of Internet Governance.” As the U.S. government considers relinquishing control over certain aspects of Internet governance to the private sector, concerns remain that the loss of…
Internet Governance Coalition mentioned in Reuters article – “U.S. plan to relinquish Internet domain control moves forward”
A years-long Obama administration push to cede oversight of the nonprofit in charge of the Internet’s technical management to the global community moved ahead on Thursday, as officials said the plan’s was on track to be implemented before the U.S. presidential election in November. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, or ICANN, submitted…