Department of Commerce will still have a say over .com prices. Today, ICANN posted proposed contracts with Verisign (NYSE:VRSN) for the Root Zone Management Agreement (RZMA) and an extension of the .com registry contract. The RZMA is a necessary ... Continue Reading16 Comments
NTIA gives green light to IANA transition
· Policy & LawNTIA approves transition, but congress might be a roadblock. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today gave its approval of a community-led proposal to eliminate the U.S. government role in overseeing the Internet ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Google and Vint Cerf explain the NTIA transition (video)
· Policy & LawSimple video explains what's going on with the U.S. government's role in the internet. Vint Cerf, the "father of internet" and former Chairman of ICANN, now works for Google. Cerf has narrated a new Google video about the history of internet ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Larry Strickling speech to American Enterprise Institute
· Policy & LawSpeech lays out what's ahead and why some people are overreacting. Lawrence Strickling, Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), gave a speech to American Enterprise Institute yesterday about the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
NTIA: U.S. won’t abandon its role in the internet until it’s satisfied with the alternative
· Policy & LawStrickling makes it clear that IANA contract won't be transitioned until it is happy with the alternative. Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information Lawrence E. Strickling penned a blog post today to try to clarify some of the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Verisign tells markets NTIA news doesn’t affect its .com contract while stock drops
· Policy & LawVerisign points out that NTIA announcement has nothing to do with .com, but at least one analyst has downgraded the stock due to uncertainty. Verisign issued a press release this morning reminding investors that Friday's big news about the U.S. ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
This time it’s real: U.S. ready to give up control over key internet functions
· Policy & LawGovernment ready to relinquish control over IANA contract. In 2009 the U.S Government agreed to the "Affirmation of Commitments" with ICANN to set if free from U.S. control. The press ate it up, assuming that it meant the U.S. had given up control ... Continue Reading10 Comments
Verisign responds to NTIA: There’s a difference between “ability” and “advisability”
· Policy & LawVerisign says it will agree to add lots of new TLDs to the root, but advises against it at this time. Verisign has responded to the U.S. National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)'s demand that Verisign verify it will add new top ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
NTIA upset with Verisign, demands that it confirm it will process new TLD delegations
· Policy & LawNTIA questions Verisign's recent spate of concerns about new TLD rollout. ICANN has published a letter that Verisign sent to the U.S. National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA) regarding Verisign's security and stability concerns ... Continue Reading1 Comment
ICANN to U.S. Government: End Joint Project Agreement
· Policy & LawICANN Chairman of the Board asks government to conclude JPA upon expiration this year. Peter Thrush, Chairman of ICANN's Board of Directors, has sent an eleven page letter (pdf) to National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) ... Continue Reading8 Comments
