ICANN Seeks Input On Plan To End U.S. Oversight Of Internet Names

The United States’ control over the IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority) could end soon. Under a new proposal now open for public comment, the “global multistakeholder community” would take control from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration. The idea for the transition, which ICANN says is an “important Internet governance milestone,” was first announced in March 2014. It would include three categories of IANA functions: domain names, Internet numbering resources, and protocol parameters.