Groups tell U.S. Gov what its internet priorities ought to be

Firms weigh in on IANA transition, Whois access and more.

Last month, the U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) asked stakeholders to comment on the government’s internet policy priorities for 2018 and beyond.

The NTIA has now published the responses.

87 firms, organizations and individuals submitted responses.

Most of the comments are not surprising. For example, groups counting GoDaddy (pdf), Google (pdf) and even CIRA (pdf) (in Canada) expressed support for the NTIA removing its role in the IANA functions two years ago.

Internet Commerce Association (pdf) weighed in with concerns regarding the NTIA’s Cooperative Agreement with Verisign and what this could mean for .com pricing.

Lots of copyright and trademark groups lobbied the government to push for access to Whois records in light of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Oh, and Planet.ECO still wants .eco (pdf).

You can view all of the submissions here.