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The U.S. delegation, led by White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Michael Daniel, congratulates the government of Brazil and the global community on the success of the NETmundial multistakeholder Internet governance meeting held in São Paulo this week.

Together at NETmundial, hundreds of stakeholders from around the world convened to discuss and agree upon a shared vision for the multistakeholder model of Internet governance that seeks to further develop an increasingly open, transparent, inclusive, and responsive system.

Federal Register Notice

Comments Received

May 4, 2009

John G. Keir

May 22, 2009

Howard Hoyt

May 29, 2009

Esam M. Abulkhirat, Sr. ICT Policy Officer, African Union Commission

NTIA Requested Public Comments Regarding the Deployment of DNSSEC

NTIA consulted with interested stakeholders regarding the deployment of DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) in the DNS hierarchy, including the authoritative root zone level. The Notice of Inquiry (NOI) was published in the Federal Register on October 9, 2008. Comments were due on November 24, 2008.

1. Testimony of Assistant Secretary Strickling at Hearing on “Ensuring the Security, Stability, Resilience, and Freedom of the Global Internet”
2. Myths and Facts on NTIA Announcement on Intent to Transition Key Internet Domain Name Functions

Myth:

The United States Government controls the Internet through the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions contract.

Fact:

There is no one party – government or industry, including the United States Government – that controls the Internet.  The Internet is a decentralized network of networks.