Looks like another fast one may be in the IANA works. When ICANN was formed, the IANA was left out and then quietly slipped in while people were not looking. When discovered, ICANN acted like it was always part of the deal. Now, with ICANN leaving the U.S., it looks like the IANA may fall in the cracks. There is no contract posted beyond September 30, 2009. http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/iana.htm This may be the reverse of what happened when ICANN was created. Over time, people might notice the IANA has been distributed between the RIRs, ISOC, IETF and ICANN. It would be hard to restore a single source contract. The insiders will laugh all the way to the bank with the billion dollar spectrum gold mine they slipped past Uncle Sam.