2016-03-17

U.S. House Subcommittee, IANA Transition Hearing, March 17th Video


      After the Chairman's opening, a recess occurs, the hearing resumes at 48:40 (10:59:11 AM)

The U.S. House Commerce and Energy Committee's Subcommittee on Communications and Technology hearing on the IANA stewardship transition, Thursday, March 17, 2016, at 10:15 a.m. EDT (time converter) in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C.; the hearing is entitled “Privatizing the Internet Assigned Number Authority.”

UPDATE: Opening Statement by Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (highlighting added):


Committee Leaders Acknowledge Progress On Internet Transition Proposal | Energy and Commerce Committee: March 10, 2016 Press Release: WASHINGTON, DC – "House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), and Environment and the Economy Subcommittee Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL) today acknowledged the multistakeholder community’s proposal to transition stewardship of the Internet Assigned Number Authority from the U.S. government to the Internet community. The committee has been actively engaged in the future of the Internet. “This transition proposal marks a major milestone in the history of the Internet. We thank the entire multistakeholder community for their hard work and attention to this important task,” said Upton, Walden, and Shimkus. "Now we in the U.S. government must do our work. We look forward to reviewing the proposal and to the thoughtful analysis from NTIA as we look to whether this proposal meets the U.S. government's requirements for the transition and the needs of the American people. This final step of removing U.S. government oversight of the IANA functions is irreversible and we must be sure the transition will not harm the Internet or the millions of Americans that rely on it. There are no do-overs. Once the U.S. relinquishes its role in IANA, that’s it, there’s no going back. We must get it right." On Thursday, March 17th, the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology will hold a hearing on "Privatizing the Internet Assigned Number Authority” to begin consideration of the proposal. The subcommittee will hear from a cross-section of stakeholders that participated in the development of the proposal." (emphasis added)

 Subcommittee Background memo:


Witnesses:

Dr. Alissa Cooper
Chair, IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group
Witness Statement
Truth in Testimony and CV

Mr. Steve DelBianco
Executive Director, NetChoice
Witness Statement
Truth in Testimony and CV

The Honorable David A. Gross
Former U.S. Coordinator, International Communications and Informational Policy, Wiley Rein LLP
Witness Statement
Truth in Testimony and CV

Ms. Audrey Plonk
Director, Global Security and Internet Governance Policy, Intel Corporation
Witness Statement
Truth in Testimony and CV

Mr. Matthew Shears
Representative and Director, Global Internet Policy and Human Rights Project
Witness Statement
Truth in Testimony and CV

Ms. Sally Shipman Wentworth
Vice President, Global Policy Development, Internet Society
Witness Statement
Truth in Testimony and CV

IANA Transition Timeline in Audrey Plonk prepared testimony
Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) has previously announced that the subcommittee will continue its oversight of the administration’s work to transition certain oversight functions of the Internet to "multi-stakeholder governance." “We will continue to exercise our oversight over the administration’s effort to transition its oversight of the Domain Name System to ensure that the Internet remains free and open for all users.” 

More information: https://energycommerce.house.gov/hearings-and-votes and Communications and Technology Subcommittee. Twitter: @HouseCommerce | YouTube channel.

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