Internet Governance Coalition’s Senate Commerce Committee Testimony on Developments to Transition Internet Domain Names
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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…

Internet Governance Coalition’s Ambassador Testifies at the Senate Commerce Committee Hearing “Examining the Multistakeholder Plan for Transitioning the Internet Assigned Number Authority”
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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 Info Today article: “The End of the All-American Internet?”

Internet Governance Coalition quoted in Info Today article: “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 Statement on ICANN Board’s Vote to Approve IANA Transition Plan
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Internet Governance Coalition Statement on ICANN Board’s Vote to Approve IANA Transition Plan

Below is a statement from the Internet Governance Coalition (IGC) on the ICANN Board’s vote today in Marrakech, Morocco to approve the plan to transition IANA stewardship from the United States Government to the global Internet community. IGC members include 21st Century Fox, AT&T, Cisco, Comcast, Disney, Facebook, GoDaddy, Google, Juniper, Microsoft, NCTA, Time Warner…