“Disgruntled net veterans are considering a challenge to the power of the internet’s co-ordinating body.

The veterans are thought likely to put in a bid for the contract to run key parts of the net’s addressing system which is due for renewal in 2003.

The potential challenge emerged during the meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) currently being held in Shanghai. [Shanghai?? — FmH]

ICANN is coming under close scrutiny by the US Government and in the past year has faced criticism from some regional net workers for exceeding its powers.” BBC