The DOC and ICANN also have a contract between them wherein they carry out the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority ([[IANA]]) functions together. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration ([[NTIA]]) have been assigned the responsibility of overlooking both these agreements on behalf of the DOC.<ref>[http://www.ntia.doc.gov/comments/2008/ICANN_080730.html ntia.doc.gov]</ref> According to [[Carlos Afonso]], a former member of ICANN’s Generic Names Supporting Organization ([[GNSO]]), which represents the non-commercial users<ref>[http://vecam.org/spip.php?page=auteur&id_auteur=222&lang=en&nemo=edm vecam.org]</ref>, formal relation between ICANN and the DOC is such that ICANN works as an incumbent or concessionaire and is subject to regulation by the US Federal Government.<ref>[http://vecam.org/article533.html vecam.org]</ref> | The DOC and ICANN also have a contract between them wherein they carry out the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority ([[IANA]]) functions together. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration ([[NTIA]]) have been assigned the responsibility of overlooking both these agreements on behalf of the DOC.<ref>[http://www.ntia.doc.gov/comments/2008/ICANN_080730.html ntia.doc.gov]</ref> According to [[Carlos Afonso]], a former member of ICANN’s Generic Names Supporting Organization ([[GNSO]]), which represents the non-commercial users<ref>[http://vecam.org/spip.php?page=auteur&id_auteur=222&lang=en&nemo=edm vecam.org]</ref>, formal relation between ICANN and the DOC is such that ICANN works as an incumbent or concessionaire and is subject to regulation by the US Federal Government.<ref>[http://vecam.org/article533.html vecam.org]</ref> |