Head of Swedish Post and Telecom Named President of ICANN

Sweden's Goran Marby was named head of the body that manages Internet addresses, pledging to uphold checks and balances as it steps out from under U.S. government oversight. Marby, director-general of the Swedish Post and Telecom Authority, will take charge in May of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) as the nonprofit transitions to become an independent non-governmental body.

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