Internet Assigned Numbers Authority

Summary

Internet Assigned Numbers Authority is a registration authority^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Internet Assigned Numbers Authority's field of work was access^[3].
• Internet Assigned Numbers Authority's field of work was censorship^[4].
• Internet Assigned Numbers Authority's field of work was democracy^[5].
• Internet Assigned Numbers Authority's field of work was digital divide^[6].
• Internet Assigned Numbers Authority's field of work was digital rights^[7].
• Internet Assigned Numbers Authority's field of work was freedom of information^[8].
• Internet Assigned Numbers Authority is in the country of United States^[9].
• Internet Assigned Numbers Authority's instance of is recorded as registration authority^[10].
• Internet Assigned Numbers Authority's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization^[11].
• Internet Assigned Numbers Authority's founder is recorded as Jon Postel^[12].
• Internet Assigned Numbers Authority is operated by ICANN^[13].
• Internet Assigned Numbers Authority's headquarters location is recorded as Los Angeles^[14].
• Internet Assigned Numbers Authority is part of ICANN^[15].
• 1981 marks the founding of Internet Assigned Numbers Authority^[16].
• Internet Assigned Numbers Authority's official website is recorded as https://www.iana.org/^[17].
• Internet Assigned Numbers Authority's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Internet Assigned Numbers Authority^[18].
• Internet Assigned Numbers Authority's director / manager is recorded as Joyce K. Reynolds^[19].
• Internet Assigned Numbers Authority's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'IANA'}^[20].
• Internet Assigned Numbers Authority's owner of is recorded as example.com^[21].
• Internet Assigned Numbers Authority's owner of is recorded as IANA time zone^[22].
• Internet Assigned Numbers Authority's funder is recorded as Federal Government of the United States^[23].

Body

Founding

Internet Assigned Numbers Authority's founder is recorded as Jon Postel^[12]. 1981 marks the founding of it^[16].

Identity

Internet Assigned Numbers Authority is part of ICANN^[15]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'IANA'}^[20].

Leadership

Internet Assigned Numbers Authority's director / manager is recorded as Joyce K. Reynolds^[19].

Operations

Internet Assigned Numbers Authority's headquarters location is recorded as Los Angeles^[14]. It is operated by ICANN^[13].

Industry

Fields of work include access^[3]; censorship^[4]; democracy^[5], a form of government^[24]; digital divide^[6], a social inequality^[25]; digital rights^[7], in Costa Rica^[26]; and freedom of information^[8], a concept^[27].

Why It Matters

Internet Assigned Numbers Authority has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]