ICANN sent a letter to NTIA (National Telecommunications and Information Adminisration) regarding the IANA contract.
Here is the letter :
"The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) welcomes the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) request for further public comment on potential enhancements to the performance of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions. 1 ICANN supports the open and transparent manner in which NTIA has sought input from the Internet community on this topic.
The IANA functions serve the global public interest to ensure the integrity of the Domain Name System (DNS) root zone file, the efficient and equitable allocation of IP numbering resources and the coordination of the assignment of technical Internet protocol parameters. Given their importance, the IANA functions are and must continue to be managed and performed in the most neutral, transparent and accountable manner, for the benefit and under the guidance of the ultimate users of the IANA functions, based on clear policy and according to efficient and documented processes.
As stated by NTIA, the scheduled expiration of the current IANA functions contract provides the opportunity for a “comprehensive review of the IANA functions contract since the award of the first contract in 2000.”2 It is an opportunity to increase global confidence that the governance and performance of the IANA functions are carried out in the spirit of the multistakeholder approach. ICANN’s comments in the FNOI are guided by this objective and focus in particular on whether the proposed Statement of Work (SOW) provisions enhances:
- The quality of service for the users of the IANA functions
- The transparency of the process workflow
- Accountability to all stakeholders and respect for the outcome of their respective policy
development processes, and
- The stability and predictability of the IANA functions contractual framework.
ICANN submits these comments in response to the Further Notice of Inquiry based on its experience developed over 12 years of operation of the IANA functions and to highlight some implementation issues that may arise from ambiguous wording in the current draft SOW."
You can read the entire letter here .