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U.S. poised to give up control of the Internet

U.S. officials announced plans  Friday to relinquish federal government control over the administration of the Internet, a move that pleased international criti...

U.S. officials announced plans  Friday to relinquish federal government control over the administration of the Internet, a move that pleased international critics but alarmed some business leaders and others who rely on the smooth functioning of the Web.

Pressure to let go of the final vestiges of U.S. authority over the system of Web addresses and domain names that organize the Internet has been building for more than a decade and was supercharged by the backlash to revelations about National Security Agency surveillance last year.

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