[Community] Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] US Congress Hearing to Examine Internet Governance Transition today

[Omo Oaiya]

For those interested in Internet governance and have been following the
IANA transition and the end of the US oversight of the Internet




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From: Jean-Robert Hountomey <hrobert at africacert.org>
Date: 14 September 2016 at 14:44
Subject: Re: [AfrICANN-discuss] US Congress Hearing to Examine Internet
Governance Transition today
To: africann at afrinic.net


It can be watched live here.

http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/protecting-internet-freedom-implications-of-ending-us-oversight-of-the-internet

Thanks.

Jean-Robert.


On 9/14/16 4:20 AM, Dawit Bekele wrote:

Hi all,

As you might have already heard, today, there will be a hearing by the US
congress to " Examine Internet Governance Transition”. This hearing has
been scheduled by Sen. Ted Cruz who is leading a group of GOP
congresspersons who are questioning the IANA transition process at this
very critical time since the contract between the US Commerce Department’s
National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and ICANN
is set to expire on September 30 and the structures proposed by the ICG
should take over the oversight of IANA functions. Some conservative circles
are calling for a delay in the transition or no transition at all which is
a very dangerous prospect and we hope the congress with not take  a
decision that will harm the IANA transition process that has had
bi-partisan support.

For more information on Internet Society’s position on this critical issue,
please read the following positions from Internet Society VP Policy and CEO
:

https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/public-policy/2016/
09/key-moment-iana-transition-0
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/technology/
295021-inaccurate-rhetoric-must-not-short-circuit-internet-transition

Regards,
Dawit
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