U.S. Gov’t Declares Intention to Maintain Control Over Internet Domain Name System

“In remarks to the Wireless Communications Association (WCA) on June 30, 2005, Assistant Secretary Michael Gallagher announced U.S. principles on the Internet’s Domain Name and Addressing System.” [Link]

  • U.S. Principles on the Internet’s Domain Name and Addressing System: “The United States Government intends to preserve the security and stability of the Internet’s Domain Name and Addressing System (DNS).”
  • Assistant Secretary Gallagher’s WCA Presentation
  • From AP: “The U.S. government will indefinitely retain oversight of the main computers that control traffic on the Internet, ignoring calls by some countries to turn the function over to an international body…”
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