NRO to US Government: "ICANN is no longer your domain"

The Number Resource Organisation (NRO) call for an end to the United State’s special relationship with ICANN today. After the Joint Project Agreement between the two ends in September, the NRO wants to see better representation, coordination, competition, and stability in governing ICANN.

NRO Chairman Adiel Akplogan hit the nail on the head:

We believe that the principles that have guided the management of the [domain name system] until now will enable the growth and development of the internet in the future too, and advise that US Government involvement in ICANN is no longer necessary.

The NRO is an organization made up of five united Internet registries: AfriNIC, APNIC, ARIN, LACNIC and RIPE NCC. Together, they work to allocate IP addresses and Internet development.

Source: Silicone Republic