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==The U.S. Congress and ICANN==

==The U.S. Congress and ICANN==

[[ICANN]] was created via actions by the U.S. Government in 1997; heretofore, the Internet was managed by the U.S. Department of Defense's [[Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency]] (DARPA), the [[National Science Foundation]], and American universities and research institutions. On July 1st, 1997, [[Bill Clinton|President Bill Clinton]] directed the Secretary of Commerce to privatize the management of the [[DNS]].<ref>[http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/022098fedreg.htm NTIA Green Paper]</ref> The goal was to open the Internet to greater international participation, and to bolster it as a new medium of commercial competition and exchange.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/general/icann-mou-25nov98.htm ICANN DOC MoU]</ref>

[[ICANN]] was created via actions by the U.S. Government in 1997; heretofore, the Internet was managed by the U.S. Department of Defense's [[Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency]] (DARPA), the [[National Science Foundation]], and American universities and research institutions. On July 1st, 1997, [[Bill Clinton|President Bill Clinton]] directed the Secretary of Commerce to privatize the management of the [[DNS]].<ref>[http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/022098fedreg.htm NTIA Green Paper]</ref> The goal was to open the Internet to greater international participation, and to bolster it as a new medium of commercial competition and exchange.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/general/icann-mou-25nov98.htm ICANN DOC MoU]</ref>

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