information US Dept of Commerce Strickling: No Firm Deadline To Give Up Control Over ICANN

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The WallStreetJournal.com, according to a letter in the Journal today, Commerce Department official Lawrence Strickling dismissed the importance of U.S. oversight of ICANN and said that there is no firm deadline for the U.S. to give up oversight of ICANN.

“In March the U.S. announced it would not renew its contract with ICANN next September. Mr. Strickling now says that’s not a firm deadline:

“We will not complete the transition absent an accountability plan that has the support of the community.”

“The Obama administration is already on notice that this work will not be completed before it must decide whether to maintain U.S. stewardship of the Internet.”

“The U.S. can renew the ICANN agreement for another four years beyond September 2015.”

That would give everyone the chance to see if there is any way to protect the open Internet without U.S. stewardship. We know for sure that there will be no protection on the schedule set by the Obama administration.”

Full Article: http://www.thedomains.com/2014/12/0...-firm-deadline-to-give-up-control-over-icann/