2. The performance of the IANA functions often relies upon the policies and procedures developed by a variety of entities within the Internet technicalcommunity such as the IETF, the RIRs and ccTLD operators. Should the IANA functions contract include references to these entities, the policies they develop and instructions that the contractor follow the policies? Please provide specific information as to why or why not. If yes, please provide language you believe accurately captures these relationships.
The IANA functions contract should ONLY include references to the entities such as the IETF, the RIRs and ccTLD operators but NOT policies that these entities should develop, neither the instructions that the contractor should follow these policies.
The success of the Internet lies in the fact that it is characterised by a minimum of regulation or in short by self-regulation. The public in general should never have the impression that the US Government is trying to influence the policies of the entities through the IANA functions.
