Domain Name System
The Internet Domain Name System (DNS) is a critical component of the Internet infrastructure. The DNS associates user-friendly domain names (e.g., www.ntia.doc.gov) with the numeric network addresses (e.g., 170.110.225.155) required to deliver information on the Internet, making the Internet easier for the public to navigate.
NTIA is the Executive Branch expert on issues relating to the DNS and supports a multi-stakeholder approach to the coordination of the DNS to ensure the long-term viability of the Internet as a force for innovation and economic growth.
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NTIA Announces Intent to Transition Key Internet Domain Name Functions
WASHINGTON – To support and enhance the multistakeholder model of Internet policymaking and governance, the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today announces its intent to transition key Internet domain name functions to the global multistakeholder community. As the first step, NTIA is asking the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to convene global stakeholders to develop a proposal to transition the current role played by NTIA in the coordination of the Internet’s domain name system (DNS).
Contract to Operate .us Country Code Top Level Domain Awarded to Neustar
The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced today that it has awarded a new contract to operate the .us registry to Neustar Inc. The contract with Neustar, which is the incumbent operator of the .us registry, is for three years with the option to renew the contract twice for one year. Neustar will operate the .us registry, the U.S. country-code top-level domain name (usTLD), at no cost to the federal government.
U.S. Statement on Geographic Names in Advance of Durban Meeting
NTIA, in its role as the U.S. government’s representative to the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), has actively participated in the development of the GAC’s advice on the rollout of new generic top-level domain names (gTLDs). The statement below is the U.S.