Why the new Internet governance system should proceed quickly

By the end of September, both the United States and the world at large will reach an important Internet milestone—the handoff of American oversight of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions that are needed to maintain the Internet’s Domain Name System (DNS). Legislative intervention still may be pursued with so little time left, but the burden of proof on why these conclusions are incorrect should now be shifted to those who assert that the US is acting hastily or irresponsibly in making this rational change.