Who gets to run the internet? United Nations conference ponders net future

[mandy]

The question over who will be granted overall control of the internet from next year is proving the most controversial part of a worldwide conference being held in Geneva....

The United States, which currently has overall control of the internet, is refusing to allow other governments to take the lead role

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/09/28/wsis_geneva/

[maryrussel]

If you want the internet screwed up let the UN govern it.

[mandy]

The U.S. House Commerce Committee backed the White House Thursday and emphatically opposed turning over governance of the Internet to the United Nations (U.N.).

In a letter to administration officials, Rep. Joe Barton (R-Tex.), chairman of the House Commerce Committee, and ranking member John Dingel1 (D-Mich.) wrote that the "United States should maintain its historic role in authorizing changes or modifications to the authoritative root zone file."

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