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Who Runs the Internet?

12.15.11 / FAQ - Web

The software companies agree to manufacture programs (such as email or web browsers) that also follow protocols. There are other organizations that keep things straight. Some assign Internet addresses in much the same manner as telephone numbers are assigned, others keep track of names used by Internet users and groups, and a large volunteer organization called the Internet

Engineering Task Force (IETF) develops the protocols computers follow to make network communications succeed.

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