Re: US to relinquish control of Internet

[Owen DeLong <owen () delong com>]

On Mar 14, 2014, at 8:13 PM, John R. Levine <johnl () iecc com> wrote:

> > > I look forward to the ITU equitably allocating domain names and IP
> > > addresses.
>
> > "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.

The United Nations _IS_ an inter-governmental organization and the ITU would be considered part of the UN in this 
context, I believe.

Owen