A dispute over who controls the fundamental structure of the Internet could lead to a fragmentation in which IP addresses work in one part of the world and not another unless governments can reach a compromise. An international meeting in Tunis later this month will tackle the debate. At issue is authority over the non-profit Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), based in Marina Del Rey, Calif., and contracted by the U.S. Department of Commerce to manage Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. ICANN decides what top-level domains — like dot-com, dot-org and dot-ca — are allowed, and it manages the root zone, which ultimately controls access to everything on the Internet.
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机译：关于谁控制互联网基本结构的争执可能导致分裂，除非政府能够达成妥协，否则IP地址将在世界的一部分而不是另一部分起作用。本月晚些时候在突尼斯举行的一次国际会议将解决这一辩论。争论的焦点是非营利性互联网名称与数字地址分配机构（ICANN），该机构位于美国加州马里纳德尔雷（Marina Del Rey），并由美国商务部签约以管理互联网协议（IP）地址。互联网名称与数字地址分配机构（ICANN）决定允许哪些顶级域名（例如dot-com，dot-org和dot-ca），并管理根域，该根域最终控制对Internet上所有内容的访问。
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