Please see this article from today's Washington Post, regarding ICANN's relationships with Governments. Some unfortunate quotes, but gets it right about the need to protect the multi-stakeholder model of ICANN from UN/ITU threat. "Obama administration joins critics of U.S. nonprofit group that oversees Internet" http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/28/AR2011022803... -- Steve DelBianco Executive Director NetChoice http://www.NetChoice.org and http://blog.netchoice.org +1.202.420.7482