House Examines Plan For U.N. Internet Regulation

House lawmakers will consider an international proposal next week to give the United Nations more control over the Internet.

The proposal is backed by China, search Russia, Brazil, India and other UN members, and would give the UN’s International Telecommunication Union (ITU) more control over the governance of the Internet.

It’s an unpopular idea with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle in Congress, and officials with the Obama administration have also criticized it.-[source]