If you ever wanted to have your say in how the top level internet is run, now is your chance.
ICANN -> Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers
is up for renewal by the U.S. government. There are some people in the world that want a global approach to running the internet. There is a UN body that could run it as example.
This British news site has a piece on the details on input and links to some of the other related issues.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/07/02/nt...n_consultation/
You have until July 7th.
You can also visit ICANN here http://www.icann.org/
ICANN currently controls many things, some of which other countries find objectionable... including the Canadian Internet Registry Authority.
You can learn more about CIRA here http://www.cira.ca