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.

See also on DomainMondo.com:

• News Review: ICANN, IANA Transition Plan, NTIA, and U.S. Congress
• ICANN President & CEO Fadi Chehade's Last Letter to Dilma Rousseff
• How ICANN and ICANN CEO Fadi Chehadé Evade Accountability

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DISCLAIMER

HEARING: Preserving the Multistakeholder Model of Internet Governance

US Senate demonstrates impressive awareness of #ICANN and #IANASteward Issues http://t.co/qirLOjuVHL @SenJohnThune @SenBillNelson
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US SENATE HEARING: Preserving the Multistakeholder Model of Internet Governance

Hearing Details: Wednesday, February 25, 2015 - 10:00 a.m. EST (US)

Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation full committee hearing entitled “Preserving the Multistakeholder Model of Internet Governance”

This hearing took place in Senate Russell Office Building, Room 253.
LIVE video REPLAY of the hearing available HERE.

Witnesses:

• Mr. Fadi Chehadé, CEO, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) - Chehade Testimony 25 February 2015 - FINAL.pdf (124.4 KBs)

• Ambassador David Gross, Partner, Wiley Rein LLP, and former U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy, U.S. Department of State - Amb. Gross Testimony.pdf (27.9 KBs); and

• Mr. Lawrence Strickling, Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information and Administrator, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), U.S. Department of Commerce - NTIA Testimony 02-25-15 SCC Hearing.pdf (84.0 KBs)

U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation convened the hearing on Wednesday, February 25, 2015, entitled “Preserving the Multistakeholder Model of Internet Governance.”

Chairman Thune's Opening Statement

Senators Thune and Rubio Letter to ICANN, July 2014 (pdf)

Committee description of the Hearing:
As the U.S. government considers relinquishing control over certain aspects of Internet governance to the private sector, concerns remain that the loss of U.S. involvement over the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) could empower foreign powers – acting through intergovernmental institutions or other surrogates – to gain increased control over critical Internet functions. Featuring testimony from the U.S. government official assessing the threat to the Internet and the CEO of the organization that currently manages the Internet’s system of unique identifiers via contract with the U.S. government, the hearing will examine the potential benefits and preparedness of non-governmental actors to protect Internet governance functions from attempted interference by foreign governments.

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