Microsoft Applauds US NTIA’s Transition of Key Internet Domain Name Functions
Microsoft, via Corporate Vice President of _Microsoft Technology Policy_David Tennenhouse, has released a statement about the US government relinquishing control of internet addresses._ As far as I’m concerned it’s a fairly hollow statement made only after it was certain transition would be made. The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s recent announcement of its intent to transition key Internet domain name functions to the global multi-stakeholder community is a significant and welcome development. Unlike the other major international communications networks (e.g., the telephone system and postal systems), there has been no single government-led organization that has guided the evolution and growth of the Internet. Instead, “Internet governance” has been the responsibility of literally dozens of different organizations, involving academics, technologists, government and business working collaboratively to create and implement the key standards, shape business practices, and develop norms that have enabled the Internet to grow at an astonishing rate over the last 20 years. This model has served the world well and led to countless innovations that...http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/msftnws/~4/TLapoNkLGuM
