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Paul Stanway Jr
07-03-2005, 07:47 PM
U.S. to retain control of Internet domain names
By Declan McCullagh
CNET News.com

The Bush administration announced Thursday that the U.S. government will not hand over control of the Internet to any other organization, a surprise move that could presage an international flap.

At the moment, the U.S. government maintains control of the Internet's "root"--the master file that lists what top-level domains are authorized--but has indicated in the past that it would transfer that responsibility to the Internet

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