December 4, 1998

Government to Begin Shifting Internet Oversight to a New Group

The U.S. government last week agreed to begin shifting key technical functions of the Internet to a new non-profit organization, but the government will remain involved for up to two years.

The non-profit group -- the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, or ICANN -- had hoped to start operating immediately without any direct government involvement, but vocal opposition by some activists and

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