Lawmakers introduce measure to fight UN regulation of the Net

A bipartisan group of lawmakers on the House Commerce Committee introduced a resolution urging the Obama Administration to oppose efforts to give the United Nations more control over the Internet.

Proposals to give the UN's International Telecommunication Union (ITU) more control over the governance of the Internet could come up at a conference in Dubai in December. The move is backed by China, Russia, Brazil, India and other UN members, but is opposed by lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, as well as the Obama administration. The resolution introduced would encourage the United States delegation “to promote a global Internet free from government control and preserve and advance the successful multi-stakeholder model that governs the Internet today.” Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-CA) introduced the resolution with the support of Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), ranking Member Henry Waxman (D-CA), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and ranking subcommittee member Anna Eshoo (D-CA).