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Naming, Numbering and Addressing robertshaw.info references to telecommunications and Internet naming, numbering and addressing issues. ![]() Bret Fausett's Views on ICANN ReformBret Fausett, who writes [icann.Blog], has written an insightful piece on what he would tell the US Congress if asked to testify in its hearings on ICANN on June 12, 2002. "The Internet's DNS is, and always will be, an international resource; if you try to nationalize it, it will slip through your fingers forever." The contrast with a stance reported today in Reuters U.S. Should Control Internet Body, Senator Says couldn't be more striking. 10:24:13 PM![]() U.S. Should Control Internet Body, Senator SaysA U.S. senator said he would try to rein in the group that oversees the Internet's traffic system, calling for a more direct U.S. government role in the ostensibly international and independent body. [Reuters]. Also see related article on ICANNWatch with links to the witness list for a US Congressional hearing on June 12, 2002, as well as a real-time streaming feed of the hearing. 5:17:51 PM![]()
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