The IFWP was formed after the National Telecommunications Information Administration ([[NTIA]]) released the [[White Paper]] in 1998 and asked for public comments regarding the governments proposal to improve the technical management of the internet by transferring the management to a new non-government corporation.<ref>[http://www.ifwp.org/press.html Internet Stakeholder Associations to Advance White Paper Process]</ref> | The IFWP was formed after the National Telecommunications Information Administration ([[NTIA]]) released the [[White Paper]] in 1998 and asked for public comments regarding the governments proposal to improve the technical management of the internet by transferring the management to a new non-government corporation.<ref>[http://www.ifwp.org/press.html Internet Stakeholder Associations to Advance White Paper Process]</ref> |