[Community-Discuss] Successful IANA transition

[ALAIN AINA]

> On Oct 1, 2016, at 5:11 PM, Douglas Onyango <ondouglas at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> This global victory is a result of a singular vision and resolve of the Internet community.
> 
> It demonstrates the endless boundaries and possibilities of what we can achieved when when unite around a cause for greater good.
> 
> 

Totally agree and this is how it must be.

Thanks Douglas.


—Alain



> Regards, 
> 
> On 1 Oct 2016 07:09, "Alan Barrett" <alan.barrett at afrinic.net <mailto:alan.barrett at afrinic.net>> wrote:
> >
> > Dear AFRINIC community,
> >
> > It’s now a few minutes after midnight in Washington, DC.  The IANA contract between NTIA and ICANN has expired.
> >
> > ICANN is now performing the IANA Numbering Services (assigning IP addresses and ASNs to RIRs, and some related tasks) in terms of a contract between the RIRs and ICANN, instead of in terms of a contract between the NTIA and ICANN.  ICANN asked for permission to sub-contract the IANA Numbering Services to PTI, and the RIRs consented, so the IANA functions will actually be performed by PTI, although ICANN remains responsible.
> >
> > Apart from announcements and press releases, you will probably not notice much difference.
> >
> > Alan Barrett
> >
> >
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