ICANN Governance: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate One Hundred Seventh Congress, Second Session, June 12, 2002

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Page 21 - I will be glad to answer any questions that you and other members of the Subcommittee may have.
Page 28 - Chairman and members of the subcommittee, I appreciate the opportunity to appear here today to discuss the revised proposed revenue procedure announced on February 9, dealing with the tax-exempt status of certain private schools.
Page 13 - Competition. The Internet succeeds in great measure because it is a decentralized system that encourages innovation and maximizes individual freedom. Where possible, market mechanisms that support competition and consumer choice should drive the management of the Internet because they will lower costs, promote innovation, encourage diversity, and enhance user choice and satisfaction.
Page 62 - Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others that have been tried from time to time.
Page 8 - Protocol number blocks; 2) oversight of the operation of the authoritative root server system; 3) oversight of the policy for determining the circumstances under which new top-level domains would be added to the root system...
Page 13 - Management structures should reflect the functional and geographic diversity of the Internet and its users. Mechanisms should be established to ensure international participation in decision making.
Page 8 - Government is prepared to recognize, by entering into agreement with, and to seek international support for, a new, not-forprofit corporation formed by private sector Internet stakeholders to administer policy for the Internet name and address system. Under such agreement(s) or understanding(s), the new corporation would undertake various responsibilities for the administration of the domain name system now performed by or on behalf of the US Government or by third parties under arrangements or agreements...
Page 64 - The Center for Democracy and Technology is a non-profit, public interest organization dedicated to promoting civil liberties and democratic values for the new digital communications media.
Page 8 - IP number blocks and coordination of the assignment of other Internet technical parameters as needed to maintain universal connectivity on the Internet 2.
Page 7 - Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information, and Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), and by Oames Howard, who is Program Manager of NTIA's Privacy Program.

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