My concern has been that changing the Internet's governance structure could jeopardize these two ideals, especially if enemies of Internet freedom and bad actors in the international community have more control over its management.

I caution Administrator Strickland against completing the transition just because a new administration will take over in January 2017.

I have remained concerned whether this transition was in the best interest of the Internet and whether the global community was capable of taking on this responsibility.

Progress does not guarantee a successful outcome. And given the importance of the Internet, anything short of a successful outcome is unacceptable.

ICANN must improve its transparency and accountability.

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