Status of Transition from USG
25 November 1998 - ICANN recognized in MoU
June 1999 - Cooperative agreement among ICANN, US Government, root server operators
10 November 1999
- ICANN and Network Solutions sign gTLD registry and registrar agreements
- DoC transfers root authority over gTLDs to ICANN
9 February 2000
- Contract with US Government to complete transfer of IANA functions
September 2000
- MoU narrowed to reflect completed tasks; agreements extended for up to one year