] In commenting about Tuesday's deliverance of the policy
] revisions to the DOC, ICANN's President and Chief
] Executive Officer M. Stuart Lynn talked about the
] importance of his organization in hammering out policy
] for the Internet.
]
] "It is in the interests of all Internet users-commercial
] and private, businesses and individuals-that ICANN
] continue to develop and mature as a vehicle for consensus
] policy development," Lynn said. "These new agreements, by
] eliminating much of the unique legacy treatment of
] VeriSign/NSI, will be a major step in that direction.
] They will help to maintain the continuing stability of
] the DNS as an important and effective part of the
] Internet, and will improve the ability of ICANN to serve
] as an effective administrator of this important
] resource."

From 2 years ago ... eerily prescient of the current mess.

ICANN Passes Final VeriSign Contract to DOC