And here's ICANN's statement:
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-14mar14-en.htm.
The CEO's of the Internet technical organizations also released a
statement which can be found at
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-14mar14-en.htm.
Best,
Jamie
-----Original Message-----
From: Fiona Alexander <falexander@ntia.doc.gov>
Reply-To: Fiona Alexander <falexander@ntia.doc.gov>
Date: Friday, March 14, 2014 6:23 PM
To: "ITAC@LMLIST.STATE.GOV" <ITAC@LMLIST.STATE.GOV>
Subject: Re: [ITAC] NTIA speaks out
>Here's a link to our actual statement
>
>http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2014/ntia-announces-intent-transitio
>n-key-internet-domain-name-functions
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: ITAC List for EB/CIP/MA [mailto:ITAC@LMLIST.STATE.GOV] On Behalf Of
>Bill Manning at BAH
>Sent: Friday, March 14, 2014 5:55 PM
>To: ITAC@LMLIST.STATE.GOV
>Subject: [ITAC] NTIA speaks out
>
>
>http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/us-to-relinquish-remaini
>ng-control-over-the-intern
>+et/2014/03/14/0c7472d0-abb5-11e3-adbc-888c8010c799_story.html
>
>U.S. to relinquish remaining control over the Internet
>
>By Craig Timberg, Friday, March 14, 2:19 PM U.S. officials announced
>plans Friday to relinquish federal government control over the
>+administration of the Internet, a move likely to please international
>+critics but alarm many business leaders and others who rely on smooth
>functioning of the Web.
>
>Pressure to let go of the final vestiges of U.S. authority over the
>system of Web addresses and
>+domain names that organize the Internet has been building for more than
>+a decade and was supercharged by the backlash to revelations about
>National Security Agency surveillance last year.
>
>
>
>
>/bill
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