From: "Weaver, Gregory P CTR DLA DAPS" <> To: <> Date: Mon, Jul
3, 2006 12:18 PM Subject: An opinion on the politics behind the
DNS transition  Dear Ms. Alexander and members of the NTIA:  I
am writing you in response the request for input on the issues
facing the upcoming meeting regarding the transition of DNS
authority to the private sector. I do not wish to address the
technical needs, as these have been thoroughly addressed by
persons far more knowledgeable about the inner workings of the
system than I. I would rather address the political aspect of
maintaining our near-sovereign control of the root system.  The
global internet has become a far larger entity than perhaps
anyone could have anticipated 15 years ago. That the global
economy, communications, and indeed even international politics
would be as radically affected in such a short period is
astounding.  Now we are again at a crucial point in the shaping
of the future of the internet. The United States, being the
initial founder of the World Wide