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U.S.: No Internet Governance Changes Expected

Anne Broache writes on C|Net News:

Are tensions related to the United States' historic influence over key Internet management functions a thing of the past?

Two senior Bush administration officials involved in setting Net policy say that's the case.

At a meeting here organized by the Federal Communications Bar Association, U.S. Ambassador David Gross and Assistant Secretary of Commerce John Kneuer said they view the question as settled: no United Nations body will be exercising additional control over tasks like handing out numeric Internet addresses or operating the root servers that power the Internet anytime soon.

posted by Fergie @ 1/16/2007 05:44:00 PM