New Lobbyist For ICANN

The group that manages the Internet's address system has hired a new Washington-based lobbyist. Jamie Hedlund will take over at the end of the month as the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers' vice president for government affairs for the Americas, according to an ICANN insider. Hedlund has a broad background in telecom and technology policy issues. He is currently the vice president of regulatory affairs for the Consumer Electronics Association, where he has worked since late 2008. Prior to that, he served as director of public policy for Yahoo. Hedlund, who began his career as a staff attorney at the FCC, has much experience in the telecom field, having also worked for Level 3 Communications, Sprint and T-Mobile.