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Internet Governance Coalition quoted in CNET – “Google’s Pixel hardware event is really about software”
Later this week, Google is expected to unveil a bevy of new products: phones, a smart home hub, a Wi-Fi router and possibly more. It’s all stuff you can touch and pick up — objects made of atoms. But don’t let the hype around the new hardware fool you. The launch event, taking place in…
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]
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’s House Energy and Commerce Communications and Technology Subcommittee Testimony
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 just over two years ago. Last week, the ICANN Board voted to approve a plan for transitioning control of the IANA functions to the multistakeholder…
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]