The Video: US Gov Oversight of ICANN and Proposed gTLDs
June 16, No CommentsThe U.S. House Of Representatives Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet recently met to examine issues related to ICANN, including the expiring JPA (Joint Project Agreement) between the Department of Commerce and ICANN, as well as ICANN’s proposed introduction of new generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs).
What Happened?
It was quite entertaining. See for yourself; we have preserved this historical grilling session here:
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Documents
Chair Boucher’s Opening Statement
Chair Waxman’s Opening Statement
Testimony of Fiona Alexander, Associate Administrator, Office of International Affairs, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
Testimony of Paul Twomey, President and CEO, ICANN
Testimony of Kenneth J. Silva, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, VeriSign
Testimony of Christine N. Jones, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, The Go Daddy Group, Inc
Testimony of Sarah Deutsch, Vice President & Associate General Counsel, Verizon Communications
Testimony of Thomas M. Lenard, President and Senior Fellow, Technology Policy Institute
