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United States officials are expected to take further action next week to address the threat of a U.N. takeover of the Internet.
The House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology is scheduled to hold a hearing Thursday to discuss the various international proposals to regulate the Internet, which are backed by Russia, China and several former Soviet satellite countries. India and Brazil are also on board with the idea of reforming the multi-stakeholder process that currently regulates the Internet.
FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell who has been sounding the alarm about this potential Internet takeover since early December 2011, as previously reported by TheDC will testify as a witness during the House hearing.
David A. Gross, former U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy, and Sally Shipman Wentworth, Senior Manager for Public Policy of Internet Society, are also expected to testify.
On Tuesday, McDowell and Richard Beaird, Senior Deputy United States Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy, will discuss the various proposals with a separate panel, hosted at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. by the Free State Foundation, a Maryland-based free market think tank.
Read more: U.S. officials to further discuss possible UN plans for Internet takeover | The Daily Caller
The House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology is scheduled to hold a hearing Thursday to discuss the various international proposals to regulate the Internet, which are backed by Russia, China and several former Soviet satellite countries. India and Brazil are also on board with the idea of reforming the multi-stakeholder process that currently regulates the Internet.
FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell who has been sounding the alarm about this potential Internet takeover since early December 2011, as previously reported by TheDC will testify as a witness during the House hearing.
David A. Gross, former U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy, and Sally Shipman Wentworth, Senior Manager for Public Policy of Internet Society, are also expected to testify.
On Tuesday, McDowell and Richard Beaird, Senior Deputy United States Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy, will discuss the various proposals with a separate panel, hosted at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. by the Free State Foundation, a Maryland-based free market think tank.
Read more: U.S. officials to further discuss possible UN plans for Internet takeover | The Daily Caller
