After receiving comments from the Internet community regarding the Green Paper, the Department of Commerce issued the [[White Paper]], which contained solutions to the issues raised by the community, particularly the creation of a new, non-profit organization responsible for the technical management of the Internet. As a result, the [[ICANN|Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers]] (ICANN) was formed. The White Paper also enumerated the primary functions of ICANN, which determined the circumstances necessary to develop policies for the implementation of new TLDs under a deliberate and controlled pace to allow evaluation of its impact and a reasonable transition of the domain space.<ref>[http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/6_5_98dns.htm White Paper]</ref> | After receiving comments from the Internet community regarding the Green Paper, the Department of Commerce issued the [[White Paper]], which contained solutions to the issues raised by the community, particularly the creation of a new, non-profit organization responsible for the technical management of the Internet. As a result, the [[ICANN|Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers]] (ICANN) was formed. The White Paper also enumerated the primary functions of ICANN, which determined the circumstances necessary to develop policies for the implementation of new TLDs under a deliberate and controlled pace to allow evaluation of its impact and a reasonable transition of the domain space.<ref>[http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/6_5_98dns.htm White Paper]</ref> |