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U.S. Calls For Public Meeting on ICANN Replacement

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the talking-the-net-with-uncle-sam dept.

Glyn writes "The Register is reporting that the US government is holding a public meeting at the end of July over what should happen to ICANN when its contract is renewed in September. In the meantime, it has opened a public comment board where you are able to email comments for the US government and the rest of the world to see. The board is open now but comments need to be sent by this Friday, 7 July. The email postal address is DNSTransition@ntia.doc.gov."

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  1. Ah the US Government by bombboyer · · Score: 3, Funny

    "the email postal address is..." Must be going to Ted Stevens' office.

    1. Re:Ah the US Government by lightyear4 · · Score: 3, Funny

      Aww, give the guy a break - I know when I get an internet delivered to my inbox, it takes a long time to download too.

  2. Simple... ask Stallman! by jkrise · · Score: 1, Funny

    He wants to liberate Cyberspace! Such lofty ideals should resonate with the present administration!!

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  3. Re:Why Can't We Leave The Internet Alone? by heinousjay · · Score: 2, Funny

    That was about as disjointed a paragraph as I've ever read. Are you high?

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  4. How suprising... by SeaFox · · Score: 1, Funny

    It looks like they're about to get ICANNED. :-)

    [ducking]

  5. Re:Question to America... by rastos1 · · Score: 3, Funny
    > I feel more confident in the future of the Internet if DNS remains into American control than if it were to be placed into the hands of a UN-like international body. There are too many dictatorships in the world who would seek to hinder freedom on the net.

    So I don't understand why you prefer "American control" then.

  6. Re:stop saying "it's our internet"!!! by Zerth · · Score: 2, Funny

    Please, take the WWW back. I like gopher more.