U.S. Government To Keep Control Of Web Domain Group ICANN
The U.S. Commerce Department said Wednesday it would renew its authority over the company that manages Internet domain names beyond Sept. 30, when the U.S. government had been expected to permanently cede control.
"We're in discussions on amending and extending it, and some time between now and (Sept. 30) I expect us to do that," John Kneuer, an acting assistant secretary of commerce, told Reuters after a Senate Commerce Committee hearing.
The end of the month is the expiration date for the government's memorandum of understanding with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).
The existing three-year agreement had been intended to be the last, after which the U.S. government would give up control over addresses such as ".com" and country domain names such as ".cn" for China.
Kneuer said he expects the extension to the agreement to last between one and three years.
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