[ga] US Senator vows to rein in ICANN

[William X Walsh <william@wxsoft.info>]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020611/wr_nm/tech_icann_dc_1

Some excepts:

A 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.

If ICANN failed to cooperate, Burns said, it could be stripped of its
authority when its contract comes up for renewal this fall.

In a statement released two days before a Senate subcommittee is
scheduled to hold hearings on the global body, Burns said the change
was necessary because ICANN has exceeded its authority, does not
operate in an open fashion, and is dangerously unaccountable to
Internet users, businesses and other key interest groups.


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