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[atlarge-discuss] FYI: [CPI-UA] ICANN and the DOC Can't



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Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 21:39:00 -0400 (EDT)
From: jrh@ais.org (Jay Hauben)
To: cpi-ua@vancouvercommunity.net
Subject: [CPI-UA] ICANN and the DOC Can't

I thought this might be of interest to those on the Universal
Access - Canada list who are following the difficulty the US
government has had privatizing the crucial numbers, names, and
protocols crucial for the functioning of the Internet.

The contract between ICANN and the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC)
was to expire on September 30, 2002. Instead of welcoming input into
the process of determining if the contract should be renewed, 
the U.S. government announced that it was renewing the contract
with ICANN for one more year. The DOC made the announcement on 
September 20, 2002. What is the significance of the DOC rushing
to announce its one year renewal of the ICANN contract and
what is the challenge to those who are concerned about the Internet
and its future? More than ever before there is a need to consider
the US government activity regarding ICANN and not only focus
on ICANN's failures but also on the role played by the US government
in creating and then continuing to promote ICANN.

Ronda wrote about this in "ICANN and the DOC Can't" at:

http://www.circleid.com/articles/2538.asp

Take care.

Jay


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