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Internet Governance Coalition’s Ambassador Testifies at the Senate Commerce Committee Hearing “Examining the Multistakeholder Plan for Transitioning the Internet Assigned Number Authority”
U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a full committee hearing titled “Examining the Multistakeholder Plan for Transitioning the Internet Assigned Number Authority” on Tuesday, May 24, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. The hearing will examine the proposed transition of oversight of the Internet Assigned Numbers…
Internet Governance Coalition quoted in Morning Consult article- “Rubio Wants to Delay Transition of Internet Governance”
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is among the GOP lawmakers leading the charge to delay the transition of a powerful body that governs internet domain names away from U.S. control. He is doing so despite warning from officials who have put the transition in place. They say it’s essential to make good on the promise to…
Internet Governance Coalition 2012 Hearing Testimony
Thank you for the opportunity for me to speak with you today about the recent World Conference on International Telecommunications (“WCIT”). My name is David A. Gross and I had the great honor of serving in the Department of State as the United States Coordinator… [more]
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…
Internet Governance in Transition: The ITU as a Battleground for Rival Visions
During the past few years, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has been a battleground where governments promote rival visions of how the Internet should be governed. Although there has been a recent cease-fire as Internet governance debates have focused more on the role of ICANN, those skirmishes may soon restart at the ITU. Indeed, Internet-related…