Internet governance organizations

specialized agency of the United Nations for information and communication technologies

thumb|right|ICANN headquarters in the Playa Vista, Los Angeles|Playa Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles.

Open Internet standards organization

standards organization overseeing IP addresses

Internet development organization

The Office of Communications (Ofcom) is the government-approved regulatory and competition authority for the broadcasting, internet, telecommunications and postal industries of the United Kingdom.

committee of the Internet Engineering Task Force and an advisory body of the Internet Society

multistakeholder governance group for policy dialogue on issues of Internet governance

focuses on longer term research issues related to the Internet

French non-profit; operates country code top-level domains of France and its overseas possessions

Internet governance organization

InterNIC, known as the Network Information Center (NIC) until 1993, was the organization primarily responsible for Domain Name System (DNS) domain name allocations and X.500 directory services. From its inception in 1972 until October 1, 1991, it was run by the Stanford Research Institute, now known as SRI International, and led by Jake Feinler. From October 1991 until September 18, 1998, it was run by Network Solutions. Thereafter, the responsibility was assumed by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).

nonprofit organization

multi-stakeholder initiative associated with the United Nations

non-profit organization and .il domain registry

Internet-protocol advisory group affiliated with ICANN

Domain name registry for the UK

The ITU Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D) is one of the three sectors (divisions or units) of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU); it is responsible for creating policies, regulation and providing training programs and financial strategies in developing countries.

European Internet forum

United Nations multistakeholder Working group initiated after the 2003 World Summit on the Information Society first phase Summit in Geneva failed to agree on the future of Internet governance