[CCWG-ACCT] FW: ICANN sees privatization of Internet management soon - Yahoo News

[Rudolph Daniel]

+1 Paul
And listening to the question answer session with Congress few days ago, I
felt that congress was generally impressed with the work done so far by the
CWG/CCWG and supportive.
RD
On May 15, 2015 10:57 AM, "Paul Rosenzweig" <
paul.rosenzweig at redbranchconsulting.com> wrote:

> All
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> I would have loved to have asked the Board about this today!
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> Paul
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> http://news.yahoo.com/icann-sees-privatization-internet-management-soon-214027950.html
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> San Francisco (AFP) - The head of the nonprofit group that oversees the
> world's Internet addresses expressed confidence Thursday that it would be
> privatized and out of US government control by year's end.
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> Fadi Chehade's comments came despite criticism in the US Congress, where
> some lawmakers have resisted the plan to end Washington's key management
> role in the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).
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> Chehade said all the necessary components for a new stewardship scheme are
> accounted for and there will be "major legitimizing endorsements" from
> several countries in coming weeks.
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> "It is now up to the community to wrap them up, put them in a nice little
> box with a bow and ship them to Washington," Chehade said, of the pieces of
> a plan to supplant a contract ICANN has with the US Department of
> Commerce....
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