[governance] India's communications minister - root server misunderstanding (still...)

[Adam Peake]

<http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120729_globally_internet_traffic_passes_through_13_root_servers/#.UBoL2jEe7hU>
"Globally, Internet Traffic Passes Through 13 Root Servers" (!)


Question: Who governs the internet at present?

Sachin Pilot, minister of state for communications and information technology:

"Globally, internet traffic passes through 13 root servers. Nine of
them are in the US, two each in Japan and Western Europe. These
servers move the information. I believe India and other countries
ought to play a much more relevant role in managing traffic flows. The
internet is a global resource whose governance can't be limited to a
particular geography."

(Times of India, interview
<http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-30/edit-page/32924041_1_internet-governance-internet-corporation-root-servers>)

Excellent, we're back in 2002/3.

Adam

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