Tech Firms, Groups Tell Congress IANA Transition Plans Reflect Internet Openness
Amazon, the Internet Association and Microsoft were among 11 tech companies and industry groups that jointly told Congress Tuesday that ICANN’s Internet Assigned Numbers Authority transition-related plans meet the NTIA’s criteria for the transition process and include “significant and concrete…
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measures to enhance ICANN’s accountability to its global community.” ICANN sent NTIA its IANA transition plan and a set of recommended changes to the nonprofit corporation’s accountability mechanisms in March. NTIA expects to complete its review of ICANN’s plans in June (see 1603100070 and 1603110075). “The Internet is defined by its inclusivity and openness. Those critical characteristics are reflected in the work that -- over the course of many months of open, transparent and inclusive discussion -- went into the drafting of” the IANA transition plans, the tech companies and groups said in a letter. “We recognize that additional important work remains, including properly revising ICANN’s bylaws and further improving ICANN’s practices and procedures. It is imperative that this work be accomplished in a timely and effective manner and we look forward to ensuring that it does.” The other signatories to the letter included Cisco, the Computer and Communications Industry Association, Dell, Hewlett Packard, the Information Technology Industry Council, Intel, the Internet Infrastructure Coalition and the U.S. Council for International Business.