House Commerce Committee Backs U.S. ICANN Stand
Roy Mark writes in internetnews.com:
The U.S. House Commerce Committee backed the White House Thursday and emphatically opposed turning over governance of the Internet to the United Nations (U.N.).
In a letter to administration officials, Rep. Joe Barton (R-Tex.), chairman of the House Commerce Committee, and ranking member John Dingel1 (D-Mich.) wrote that the "United States should maintain its historic role in authorizing changes or modifications to the authoritative root zone file."
The letter comes just days before a United States delegation heads to Geneva for preparatory meetings prior to next month's U.N. World Summit on the Information Society in Tunisa.
Last month, the European Union (EU) proposed a new model of Internet governance that would remove the United States' control over the Internet naming system in favor of public and private organizations with an international multi-stakeholder forum.
posted by Fergie @ 10/07/2005 11:47:00 AM
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