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<pre>It can be watched live here.</pre>
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Thanks.
Jean-Robert.
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 9/14/16 4:20 AM, Dawit Bekele wrote:<br>
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As you might have already heard, today, there will be a hearing
by the US congress to " Examine Internet Governance Transition”.
This hearing has been scheduled by Sen. Ted Cruz who is leading
a group of GOP congresspersons who are questioning the IANA
transition process at this very critical time since the contract
between the US Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications
and Information Administration (NTIA) and ICANN is set to expire
on September 30 and the structures proposed by the ICG should
take over the oversight of IANA functions. S<span
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conservative circles are calling for a delay in the transition
or no transition at all which is a very dangerous prospect and
we hope the congress with not take a decision that will harm
the IANA transition process that has had bi-partisan support.</span></div>
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<div>For more information on Internet Society’s position on this
critical issue, please read the following positions from
Internet Society VP Policy and CEO :</div>
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<div><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/technology/295021-inaccurate-rhetoric-must-not-short-circuit-internet-transition">http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/technology/295021-inaccurate-rhetoric-must-not-short-circuit-internet-transition</a></div>
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Dawit</div>
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