RSSHearings on ICANN Privatization Set
By Ed Oswald | Published July 25, 2006, 1:57 PM
The U.S. Commerce Department has scheduled a hearing for Wednesday to discuss the progress toward privatization of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), a non-profit organization it currently controls. While a transition is scheduled to take place on September 30, the U.S. government has the option to extend that deadline. Foreign governments have pushed for such a change, complaining that the United States has too much control.
It has become a worry among some Internet analysts that continued control by the U.S. could result in a fracture of the Internet, where countries break off and run their own domain name servers. However, some are cautioning against an independent ICANN. "ICANN has definitely made progress towards independence, but more needs to be accomplished before a complete transition is appropriate," Steve DelBianco, Executive Director for interest group NetChoice said.
I would only hope that when they do privatize, that there is some more policing of companies that pray on people who are unaware of how domain names work, and that there is not one company that handles registrations.
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|privatization? oh, sh...
But seriously, what exactly is wrong with "where countries break off and run their own domain name servers" as long as they all adhere to standards?
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|cause then the us cant police them like we already do with all other countries, cause we cant keep our noses out of where they dont belong.
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