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Article: United States : Commerce Department and ICANN Sign Historic Accord on Internet Governance.
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- October 3, 2009
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ICANN and the U.S. Department of Commerce have signed an historic Affirmation agreement supporting the ICANN model of international multi-stakeholder and bottom-up governance of the global Internet addressing system.
This new Affirmation marks an exciting new stage in ICANN s development as a truly international entity and it confirms once and for all, that the ICANN model of public participation works, and works effectively, said Rod Beckstrom, ICANN Chief Executive Officer. One world, one Internet, everyone connected this is our goal at ICANN. This agreement gives international stakeholders an even more powerful voice in our activities moving forward.
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