Translations:ICANN 54 Primer/10/en
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IANA Transition & Accountability
On March 14, 2014 the US Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced that it intended to transition stewardship of key internet domain name functions to the global multistakeholder community. However, the NTIA stated that the transfer would not occur until ICANN develops a proposal that meets a number of requirements and has broad community support. The transition was originally set to take place on 30 September 2015, but the NTIA extended the contract to 30 September 2016, to allow ICANN's multistakeholder model more time to develop an acceptable proposal.