11.   We should make sure the domain name system and the Internet address system work in a technically functional way.

12.   Alston said the U.S. plan, which has already drawn fire from the European Union, ignores international efforts to reform the Internet domain name registration system.

13.   ICANN is responsible for the domain name system, some of the central computing hardware and the Internet Protocol numbers that let computers around the world find one another.

14.   The domain name system is highly decentralized, so it stands a good chance of withstanding concentrated attacks.

15.   The White House plan proposes changes to the regulation of the domain name system that governs the technical and access standards for the biggest service providers on the Internet.

16.   U.S. government delegates authority over domain name system to newly formed ICANN.