Internet Governance Coalition quoted in Broadcasting and Cable article: “ICANN Approves Domain Name Hand-Off Plan”

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has approved its plan to transition stewardship of the IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority), which oversees domain naming conventions, from the U.S. to a multistakeholder model. The contract extension expires in September 2016, and ICANN said it expected the plan to be implemented by then… [more]

Internet Governance Coalition quoted in New York Times article: “At U.N., China Tries to Influence Fight Over Internet Control”
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Internet Governance Coalition quoted in New York Times article: “At U.N., China Tries to Influence Fight Over Internet Control”

Over the last six months, United Nations diplomats have negotiated over the text of a document set to define the policies and frameworks of how the Internet is governed in the future, and who has a role in the process.The final version presented on Wednesday before the General Assembly contains a word that civil society…

Internet Governance Coalition Testimony Before U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Education
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Internet Governance Coalition Testimony Before U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Education

The Internet Governance Coalition welcomed the opportunity to participate actively in the IANA functions transition process commenced by NTIA last year, and NTIA’s affirmation that any transitional proposal must support and address the following four principles… [more]