House to Vote on ICANN's Role
Jim Wagner writes in internetnews.com:
The U.S. House of Representatives plans to ease any doubt the United Nations may have regarding Internet governance.
The House Tuesday will look at a resolution to keep the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) under U.S. Department of Commerce (DoC) control. The "Sense of the Congress "resolution also wants to keep the authoritative root zone server on U.S. soil.
The resolution, introduced last month by Rep. John Doolittle of California's 4th District, notes "that it is incumbent upon the United States and other responsible governments to send clear signals to the marketplace that the current structure of oversight and management of the Internet's domain name and addressing service works and will continue to deliver tangible benefits to Internet users worldwide in the future."
A vote is expected tonight and would require a two-thirds majority.
posted by Fergie @ 11/15/2005 01:25:00 PM
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