NTIA

An agency of the United States Department of Commerce that advises on telecommunications and internet policy. It held the contract for the IANA functions (glossary)IANA Internet Assigned Numbers Authority The functions that coordinate the root zone, IP addresses and protocol numbers. Full definition of IANA until 2016. It still represents the United States in the GAC (glossary)GAC Governmental Advisory Committee ICANN's committee of governments that advises the Board on public policy. Full definition of GAC and holds the Cooperative Agreement (glossary)Cooperative Agreement The agreement between Verisign and the United States government that limits .com price rises. Full definition of Cooperative Agreement with Verisign (glossary)Verisign The company that operates the .com and .net registries. Full definition of Verisign that covers .com.