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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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.
Keynote Address by Assistant Secretary Strickling at Columbia Institute for Tele-Information
Keynote Address by Lawrence E. Strickling
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information
Columbia Institute for Tele-Information (CITI) at Columbia Business School
Conference on The Future of Internet Governance After Dubai
New York, New York
June 20, 2013
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