Pranesh: We did a blog post about this. http://www.internetgovernance.org/2015/08/18/whats-going-on-between-ntia-icann-and-verisign/ > -----Original Message----- > > Dear all, > Given that the root zone maintainer function is one of the crucial parts of this > moving ship along with the root zone administrator and the root zone > operator, it is shocking that NTIA has decided to go ahead unilaterally on this > issue by consulting the two parties who would argue for status quo on this > issue. > > Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose. > > Regards, > Pranesh > > Rafik Dammak <[log in to unmask]> [2015-08-18 12:06:42 +0900]: > > Hi everyone, > > > > please find below the blog post from NITA with update about the process. > > quite interesting points: the extension of the contract till September > > 2016 and also the proposal submitted by verisign and ICANN. > > > > Best Regards, > > > > Rafik Dammak > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > > > Hi all, > > > > This is relevant to the IANA Stewardship Transition, and the > > CWG-Stewardship work by extension. Here is the original link: > > http://www.ntia.doc.gov/blog/2015/update-iana-transition. The text of > > the blog is copied below for your convenience. > > > > An Update on the IANA Transition > > August 17, 2015 by Assistant Secretary for Communications and > > Information and NTIA Administrator Lawrence E. Strickling > > [image: Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information and > > NTIA Administrator Lawrence E. Strickling] > > > > The Internet’s global multistakeholder community has made tremendous > > progress in its work to develop a proposal to transition the historic > > stewardship role NTIA has played related to Internet’s domain name > > system (DNS). > > > > When we announced > > <http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2014/ntia-announces-intent-tran > > sition-key-internet-domain-name-functions> > > our > > intent in March 2014 to complete the privatization of the DNS, we > > noted that the base period of our contract with ICANN to perform > > technical functions related to the DNS, known as the IANA functions, > > expired on September 30, 2015. However, it has become increasingly > > apparent over the last few months that the community needs time to > > complete its work, have the plan reviewed by the U.S. Government and > > then implement it if it is approved. > > > > Accordingly, in May we asked the groups developing the transition > > documents how long it would take to finish and implement their > > proposals. After factoring in time for public comment, U.S. > > Government evaluation and implementation of the proposals, the > > community estimated it could take until at least September 2016 to > > complete this process. In response to their feedback, we informed > > Congress on Friday that we plan to extend our IANA contract with ICANN > > for one year to September 30, 2016. Beyond 2016, we have options to > > extend the contract for up to three additional years if needed. > > > > This one-year extension will provide the community with the time it > > needs to finish its work. The groups are already far along in planning > > the IANA transition and are currently taking comments on their IANA > > transition proposals. As we indicated in a recent Federal Register > > notice > > <http://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/fr_iana_transition_co > > mment_notice_08102015.pdf>, we encourage all interested stakeholders > > to engage and weigh in on the proposals. > > > > In preparation for the implementation phase of the IANA stewardship > > transition, NTIA also asked Verisign and ICANN to submit a proposal > > detailing how best to remove NTIA’s administrative role associated > > with root zone management, which the groups working on the transition > > were not asked to address. We asked Verisign and ICANN to submit a > > proposal detailing how best to do this in a manner that maintains the > > security, stability and resiliency of the DNS. Under the current root > > zone management system, Verisign edits and distributes the root zone > > file after it has received authorization to do so from NTIA. Verisign > > and ICANN have developed a proposal > > <http://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/root_zone_administrat > > or_proposal-relatedtoiana_functionsste-final.pdf> > > that > > outlines a technical plan and testing regime for phasing out the > > largely clerical role NTIA currently plays in this process. The > > testing will occur in a parallel environment that will not disrupt the > > current operation of the root zone management system. > > > > These developments will help ensure that the IANA transition will be > > done in a manner that preserves the security and stability of the DNS. > > > > -- > Pranesh Prakash > Policy Director, Centre for Internet and Society http://cis-india.org | tel:+91 > 80 40926283 sip:[log in to unmask] | xmpp:[log in to unmask] > https://twitter.com/pranesh_prakash