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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Testimony of Assistant Secretary Strickling at Hearing on "Should the Department of Commerce Relinquish Direct Oversight Over ICANN?"
Testimony of
The Honorable Lawrence E. Strickling
Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
United States Department of Commerce
Before the
Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet
Committee on the Judiciary
United States House of Representatives
Remarks by Assistant Secretary Strickling at the Computer and Communications Industry Association Washington Caucus
Remarks by Lawrence E. Strickling
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information
Computer and Communications Industry Association
Washington Caucus
Washington, DC
April 9, 2014
--As prepared for delivery--
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.