Re: US to relinquish control of Internet

[John Curran <jcurran () arin net>]

On Mar 14, 2014, at 11:13 PM, John R. Levine <johnl () iecc com> wrote:
> > "NTIA will not accept a proposal that replaces the NTIA role with a government or an inter-governmental organization 
> > solution."
>
> Let's hope you're right, but I note that the ITU isn't an inter-governmental organization, it's (depending on which 
> part of their web site you believe) a specialized agency of the United Nations, or an organization based on 
> public-private partnership since its inception, with a membership of 193 countries and over 700 private-sector 
> entities and academic institutions.  Sounds totally multistakeholder to me.
>
> Unhelpfully,
> John
>
> PS: And the ITU is definitely not a solution.

Excellent point...  given that ITU's (full) Members are governments, I suspect 
it would be deemed an inter-governmental organization, but in the end it's the 
NTIA's views on this question that will actually matter.

Thanks!
/John

John Curran
President and CEO
ARIN