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Sustaining Principles for Internet Policy and Governance
The Internet Governance Coalition extends our sincere appreciation to Brazil for hosting the “Global Multistakeholder Meeting on the Future of Internet Governance,” to be held in São Paulo. The Meeting is taking place at a time when the topic of Internet governance is an issue of great interest around 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…
Statement on the transition of IANA from the U.S. government to the global internet community
Below is a statement from the Internet Governance Coalition on the transition of IANA from the U.S. government to the global internet community, set for 12:01 ET tomorrow. Coalition members include 21st Century Fox, AT&T, CISCO, Comcast, Disney, Facebook, GoDaddy, Google, Juniper, Microsoft, NCTA, Time Warner Cable, Telefonica, Verizon. “The transition of IANA from the U.S….
Internet Governance Coalition quoted in ZDNet “US hands over control of internet on schedule – despite last-ditch protests”
“The US government on Saturday ceded control over the internet’s naming system, despite concerted attempts to stop the long-planned transition. If you believe recent arguments by Republic Senator Ted Cruz and a lawsuit by four Republican state attorneys general, the Obama Administration just handed US government control of the internet to Russia and China and…
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 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]