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| _ peas AM 5/30/2001, Internet Policy News Page20f9 Pog os companies who complain that the organization, which must answer to the U.S. Department of Commerce, has not adequately represented their concerns. But these issues will take a back seat as anticipation grows over the long-awaited new domains. ‘> The real issue now is, ‘Let's get it going so we can run this grand experiment,’’' said Elana Broitman, director of policy and public affairs for Register.com, which is in the process of setting up the .pro domain for doctors, lawyers and other professionals. CONTROVERSY CONTINUES Since it was set up by the Clinton Administration in 1998, ICANN has faced pressure to increase the number of available domain suffixes. ICANN approved seven new domains -- .biz, info, pro, name, aero, museum and .coop -- last November, but it rejected 40 others in the process, prompting criticism from commercial interests and Congress that it moved too slowly and selected the domains arbitrarily. ICANN's decision to allow Mountain View, California-based VeriSign Inc. to retain control of the lucrative .com domain in April also drew charges that it was delaying competition. ICANN Chairman Vint Cerf told a Congressional panel in February that the group was moving cautiously because it did not know what effect the new domains would have on the world's Internet addressing system. Commerce Secretary Donald Evans sent a letter to Cerf on Friday encouraging him to pick up the pace. ** While I recognize ... an attendant need to maintain Internet stability and security, competition and selection are also critical factors. New (domain) entrants represent that promise,'' Evans wrote. ICANN hopes to translate this desire for greater speed into more manpower. While most registry companies will be happy to pay their share, ICANN could run into resistance from firms that sponsor foreign ** country code’‘ domains like .uk and .nz that feel they have not been adequately represented in the bé <5 b7¢ -5 FBI(19-cv-1495)-2153