In a recent statement, United States government has clearly stated that it intends to retain contol over root servers indefinitely.
Declaring this extraordinary movement, the US Department of Commerce (DoC) has destabilsed the democratisation process of internet governance as it has been taking place through the ongoing internet governance consultations at the WSIS platform.
As per the original plan, the US has to relinquish its control over internet governance in September 2006, when its contract with overseeing body ICANN will be ended.
In its circular, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has said, "The United States Government intends to preserve the security and stability of the Internets Domain Name and Addressing System (DNS). Given the Internet's importance to the worlds economy, it is essential that the underlying DNS of the Internet remain stable and secure. As such, the United States is committed to taking no action that would have the potential to adversely impact the effective and efficient operation of the DNS and will therefore maintain its historic role in authorizing changes or modifications to the authoritative root zone file."
Links: NTIA Announcement
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