<s>
Informally	O
established	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
,	O
the	O
Federal	B-Protocol
Networking	I-Protocol
Council	I-Protocol
(	O
FNC	O
)	O
was	O
later	O
chartered	O
by	O
the	O
US	O
National	O
Science	O
and	O
Technology	O
Council	O
's	O
Committee	O
on	O
Computing	O
,	O
Information	O
and	O
Communications	O
(	O
CCIC	O
)	O
to	O
continue	O
to	O
act	O
as	O
a	O
forum	O
for	O
networking	O
collaborations	O
among	O
US	O
federal	O
agencies	O
to	O
meet	O
their	O
research	O
,	O
education	O
,	O
and	O
operational	O
mission	O
goals	O
and	O
to	O
bridge	O
the	O
gap	O
between	O
the	O
advanced	O
networking	O
technologies	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
research	O
FNC	O
agencies	O
and	O
the	O
ultimate	O
acquisition	O
of	O
mature	O
version	O
of	O
these	O
technologies	O
from	O
the	O
commercial	O
sector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
24	O
,	O
1995	O
,	O
the	O
Federal	B-Protocol
Networking	I-Protocol
Council	I-Protocol
passed	O
a	O
resolution	O
defining	O
the	O
term	O
Internet	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Resolution	O
:	O
The	O
Federal	B-Protocol
Networking	I-Protocol
Council	I-Protocol
(	O
FNC	O
)	O
agrees	O
that	O
the	O
following	O
language	O
reflects	O
our	O
definition	O
of	O
the	O
term	O
``Internet	O
.	O
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