Internet Governance Coalition's Gross Applauds NTIA's IANA Criteria, in Prepared Testimony
The Internet Governance Coalition (IGC) supports NTIA’s criteria for the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority transition, plus the agency’s stipulation that the IANA functions not be handed over to an intergovernmental organization, said attorney David Gross of Wiley Rein in prepared…
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testimony for Wednesday’s Senate Commerce Committee hearing on the IANA transition, which was advanced to us Monday. Gross is testifying on behalf of the IGC, which includes Amazon, Cisco, Google and Verizon as members. The IGC believes a “thriving Internet depends on a governance structure that is open, transparent, and representative of all stakeholders,” said Gross. “By allowing for the careful transition of the IANA to a bottom-up multistakeholder entity, the United States has affirmed its commitment to the multistakeholder model,” he said. “If the principles NTIA identified for the transition are met -- which is a critical condition for this process to work -- the United States will also succeed in maintaining the freedom, openness, security, and stability of the network we have all enjoyed since its inception.” ICANN CEO Fadi Chehade and NTIA Administrator Larry Strickling are also testifying Wednesday.