World leaders, technology leaders and campaigners are in Tunisia for a UN summit intended to help poorer nations benefit from the digital revolution.
About 10,000 participants are at expected at the three-day World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS).
The event is being eclipsed by a row over how the net is run and fears over freedom of expression in Tunisia.
Many developing nations say it is time control moved from the incumbent US body to a more accountable global one.
A UN-sponsored group has spent the last two years working on various proposals, without reaching agreement.
Last minute negotiations have been under way in Tunis, aimed at settling differences between the US and countries seeking a change.
The EU has been mediating between the Americans and a group of countries including China and Iran, which have been pushing for international control.
"We're two-thirds of our way to a good compromise," said EU spokesman Martin Selmayr.
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