America's Internet Control Near Its End...

America's Internet Control Near Its End... | Conservative Byte:
Under the plan, nonprofit Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) would create a separate legal entity that would be contracted to handle key technical functions of the online address system.
As Reported By AFP:
A “Customer Standing Committee” would monitor performance of what would essentially be an ICANN subsidiary, and a review process involving stake-holders would be put in place.
...ICANN president Fadi Chehade said last month that the end of the US role is now set for mid-2016, with the transition pushed back by a year to allow time for input from the Internet community and review by the US government and Congress.
ICANN will become an independent entity without US government oversight for the Internet’s domain and address system, Chehade said, noting that the transition is likely to take place between July and September 2016.
“We will further empower the community to ensure the accountability of ICANN as an institution,” Chehade said in an interview with AFP in Washington.
“By making this independent and neutral we are enhancing the longevity of this model.”
Yeah, right...