Embedded below is U.S. Senators Cruz, Lankford & Lee's May 19th letter to U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker and NTIA's Larry Strickling concerning the IANA Stewardship Transition proposal currently under review by NTIA.
The letter touches on several hot-button issues, including:
- endangerment of internet freedom;
- power of foreign governments over the internet under the proposal;
- opening the door to regulation of internet content;
- transfer of U.S. government property issues;
- ICANN's U.S. jurisdiction subject to change after the transition;
- an unaccountable ICANN Board of Directors;
- ICANN ex-CEO Fadi Chehade's failure to respond to specific questions about his involvement with the Chinese government's World Internet Conference;
- other issues unaddressed by the proposal, including future of .mil and .gov TLDs, ICANN's antitrust status, ICANN's potential to "impose global taxes" without U.S. government oversight;
See also on Domain Mondo:
- Senate Commerce Hearing on ICANN & IANA Transition, Tuesday, May 24
- US Senators Cruz, Lankford & Lee Accuse ICANN of Stonewalling Congress
- US Senators Cruz, Lankford, Lee's New Letter to ICANN Chairman re: China
- US Senators Cruz, Lankford & Lee Demand Answers From ICANN CEO
- IANA Transition: Constitutionality, Letter to GAO, CCWG Meeting Sept 29
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