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===IANA Contract===
===IANA Contract===
In November, 2011, the U.S. government's [[National Telecommunications and Information Administration]] put the [[IANA]] contract up for bid. The IANA contract is the mandate that gives [[ICANN]] its power to manage the [[DNS]]. The fact that it is being put up to bid is largely seen as symbolic, and ICANN is almost assured a renewal under the new contract. However, the EC objected the fact that NTIA ruled out the eligibility of non-U.S. companies. The EC believes that some of its laws, such as the EU personal data protection laws, are not given enough credence in the U.S. incorporated ICANN, and dislike the fact that even the possibility of expanding beyond U.S. dominion was not possible in the contract bidding process.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/europe-dislikes-us-only-iana-rule/ Europe Dislikes US only IANA rule, DomainIncite.com]</ref>
== References ==
== References ==