[governance] New dot com agreement changes USG-ICANN relationship

[Milton Mueller]

ICANN's 8-year experiment in nongovernmental governance of the
Internet's domain name system all but came to an end November 30. The
U.S. Department of Commerce announced that it, and not ICANN, would be
the ultimate "decider" when it comes to dot com. Dot com is the largest
and most valuable Internet top level domain, accounting for about 50% of
the global market.

Read the complete story at the IGP site:
http://internetgovernance.org/news.html#ICANNVeriSignSettlement_113006
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