The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and
Information Administration (NTIA) has announced that the Internet
Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions contract has been awarded to
the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). The
current IANA contract with ICANN expires 30 September 2012. The period
of performance for the contract announced today is 1 October 2012 – 30
September 2015, with two separate two-year option periods for a total
contract period of seven years.
The IANA functions include but are not limited to the technical
coordination of the global IP address pool and AS number space and
Internet number resource allocation to the Regional Internet Registries
(RIRs).
For more information please consult the NTIA’s press release at
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2012/commerce-department-awards-contract-management-key-internet-functions-icann.
Regards,
Communications and Member Services
American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)
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