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==IANA Contract==
==IANA Contract==
Originally, the IANA functions is managed by Dr. [[Jon Postel]] under a contract with DARPA. He was responsible in coordinating and allocating blocks of Internet Protocol Addresses to the Regional Internet Registries ([[RIR]]).<ref>
Originally, the IANA functions is managed by the Information Sciences Institute (ISI) at the University of Southern California ([[USC]]) through the leadership of Dr. [[Jon Postel]] under a contract with the Defense Advance Research Project Agency ([[DARPA]]).<ref>
[http://www.ntia.doc.gov/federal-register-notice/1998/improvement-technical-management-internet-names-and-addresses-proposed- Improvement of Technical Management of Internet Names and Addresses; Proposed Rule]</ref>
[http://www.ntia.doc.gov/federal-register-notice/1998/improvement-technical-management-internet-names-and-addresses-proposed- Improvement of Technical Management of Internet Names and Addresses; Proposed Rule]</ref>
On February 9, 2000, the Department of Commerce ([[DOC]]) awarded the contract to manage IANA functions to ICANN.<ref>[http://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/ianacontract.pdf IANA Contract, February 9, 2000]</ref>
On February 9, 2000, the Department of Commerce ([[DOC]]) awarded the contract to manage IANA functions to ICANN.<ref>[http://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/ianacontract.pdf IANA Contract, February 9, 2000]</ref>