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 WORLD-INFOSTRUCTURE > WHAT IS THE INTERNET
  1. What is the Internet?
  2. How the Internet works
  3. Acessing the Internet
  4. Internet services
  5. Operating the net: overview
  6. Who owns the Internet and who is in charge?
  7. Internet, Intranets, Extranets, and Virtual Private Networks
  8. In Search of Reliable Internet Measurement Data
  9. Global Data Flows
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Internet Society
Founded in 1992, the Internet Society is an umbrella organization of several mostly self-organized organizations dedicated to address the social, political, and technical issues, which arise as a result of the evolution and the growth of the Net. Its most important subsidiary organizations are the Internet Architecture Board, the Internet Engineering Steering Group, the Internet Engineering Task Force, the Internet Research Task Force, and the Internet Societal Task Force.

Its members comprise companies, government agencies, foundations, corporations and individuals. The Internet Society is governed by elected trustees.

http://www.isoc.org

http://www.isoc.org/