Internet experts submit plan for US to cede control of ICANN

Proposal recommends role played by government be replaced by ICANN itself, an oversight committee and a review process involving many interested parties

An international group of internet experts has released a proposal for how the US can cede oversight of the non-profit that manages the internet's names and addresses.

The 199-page document follows the US commerce department's controversial announcement last year that it would transfer its stewardship of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to a global network of interested parties.