NTIA cedes root zone control

[rwebb at ropeguru.com (Robert Webb)]

Why is that dated Mar ch 14, 2014??

Robert

On 06/06/2014 05:31 PM, Jay Ashworth wrote:
> In one of the worst written stories I've ever seen in Ars, it's announced
> that -- in one of the best take-out-the-trash moments in Internet history
> (make the announcement not only on a Friday, but *during a NANOG*) -- NTIA
> is ceding control of the root DNS zone.
>
> The article very carefully does not say *to whom*; though it implies that
> it's ICANN.
>
> If that's the case, then I'm not sure there's actually, y'know, *news*
> here.  But...
>
>    http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/03/in-sudden-announcement-us-to-give-up-control-of-dns-root-zone/
>
> Cheers,
> -- jra
>