CDT Urges New Provisions in Key ICANN Agreement - n a letter dated August 19, CDT urged officials at the Department of Commerce to insert new provisions that enhance accountability and promote the public interest into the upcoming renewal of Commerce's agreement with ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers). ICANN, the private organization that manages Internet naming and other critical functions, is in the midst of restructuring and faces numerous questions and criticism about the scope of its powers, degree of accountability, and overall representativeness. While CDT continues to believe in the benefits of private-sector management of these functions, ICANN has encountered significant problems, and substantive reform is necessary to bolster its credibility and legitimacy before the Internet community. August 19, 2002
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