US lawmakers urge president to retain US control of internet

Wednesday, October 19th, 2005

A number of United States lawmakers are urging President Bush to help the US retain control of the internet.

One quote from resolution sponsor Minnesota Republican Sen. Norm Coleman, in a Reuters story:

“Is it going to become a vehicle for global taxation of domain names? Are you going to allow folks who have demonstrated a pattern of suppression of content, are they going to be put in charge of running this thing?”

For more on this issue, see:
Plans for global management of the internet are a threat to its future

EU tries to wrestle for control of internet

US should retain control of internet

Further Reading:

  1. US should retain control of internet
  2. EU tries to wrestle for control of internet
  3. Survey: Do not hand control of internet to international body

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  1. Domain Name Wire » Blog Archive » Survey: Do not hand control of internet to international body - News and Views for the Domain Name Industry
    February 21st, 2006 | 2:05 pm

    [...] If you are unfamiliar with this issue and the fight to take control away from the US, read these previous posts. Domainers that own more [...]

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