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ICANN, DoC Hit Refresh on Net Contract

Title:ICANN, DoC Hit Refresh on Net Contract (ID: CSD4623)
Author(s):Clint Boulton (Internet.com Corporation)
Topics:ICANN, Internet Governance
Origin:Community Contributions (2006)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:The U.S. Department of Commerce renewed its contract with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), leaving the management of the technical details of the Internet with the nonprofit group. ICANN will continue its responsibility for Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA), which includes allocating IP addresses, assigning protocol identifiers, and managing top-level domain names and root servers. The contract involves five one-year options.
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