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What is ICANN?
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is a
technical coordination body for the Internet. Created in October 1998 by a
broad coalition of the Internet's business, technical, academic, and user
communities, ICANN is assuming responsibility for a set of technical
functions previously performed under U.S. government contract by IANA and
other groups. Specifically, ICANN coordinates the assignment of the
following identifiers that must be globally unique for the Internet to
function: Internet domain names, IP address numbers, protocol parameter
and port numbers. In addition, ICANN coordinates the stable operation of
the Internet's root server system. As a non-profit, private-sector
corporation, ICANN is dedicated to preserving the operational stability of
the Internet; to promoting competition; to achieving broad representation
of global Internet communities; and to developing policy through
private-sector, bottom-up, consensus-based means. ICANN welcomes the
participation of any interested Internet user, business, or organization.
http://www.icann.org/index.html
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