Testimony of NTIA Assistant Secretary before Senate Hearing "Preserving the Multistakeholder Model of Internet Governance"

Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Lawrence Strickling delivered testimony before the Senate Commerce Committee during a hearing entitled "Preserving the Multistakeholder Model of Internet Governance".

Strickling spoke about the NTIA's role in the Internet' domain name system and the transition of NTIA's stewardship over certain technical functions related to the Internet domain name system to the global multistakeholder community. He provided an update on the current status of the transition planning process, and committed to updating Congress accordingly as the proposal continues to take shape.