Time has come for U.S. to get serious about ENUM, protocol that m...
Time has come for U.S. to get serious about ENUM, protocol that maps domain names to telephony platforms, NTIA Dir. Nancy Victory said this week. In letter to David Gross, State Dept. coordinator for international communications & information policy,…
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Victory said U.S. should consider opting in to e164.arpa e-numbering system now under development. Thirteen ITU member states have opted in so far and are running trials, she said. It’s time for U.S. to become more active, Victory said: “Specifically, the United States should move quickly to address certain key preliminary issues regarding U.S. implementation of ENUM and, if resolved satisfactorily, then formally opt in to e164.arpa.” Victory listed 8 principles aimed at guiding U.S. ENUM implementation: (1) Preserve national sovereignty. (2) Support competition. (3) Promote innovation. (4) Protect users’ privacy and security. (5) Minimize regulation. (6) Preserve opportunities for alternative systems. (7) Allow for interoperability. (8) Maintain stability and security of Internet and telecom systems. ITU opt-in procedures require each member state to enter its specific country code into ENUM tree. U.S. will have to determine how best to coordinate process with 19 countries in Country Code 1, Victory said. Once those issues are resolved, she said, Dept. of State can give necessary notice of U.S.’s decision to opt-in, after which industry can establish trials to provide ENUM services to U.S. consumers and businesses, she said.