Re: [Enum] Competitive ENUM services

[Ray Anderson <ray@bango.net>]

John,

While I agree that a monolithic structure may be wrong, and that 
competition in services is great.
(for example, Bango Numbers compete with some ENUM based companies), you 
underestimate the
need to provide a stable infrastructure to enable innovation.

Firstly, it is unclear whether a subscriber owns their number.   In many 
countries, a government agency
has the power to modify numbering plans.  In the case of Europe, an EU 
directive could override national
policy.   In addition, if you move between countries, or between Mobile 
Operators, in some cases you cannot move
your number "at will".

Second, you, as cunsumer, do not normally have any power to say whether the 
number is made visible or
not over the infrastructure.  Generally, you only have control over the 
policies used when the number is called, and
in many cases you can't even control that with certain types of 
number.  You may also have some control over visibility
in some directories.  For example, companies or the state may be able to 
track you down, even if you are ex-directory

Ray

At 02:42 17/08/2001 -0400, John D. Goodspeed wrote:
>I should think that the last thing the world wants is an Orwellian
>"Authorized" monolithic structure owning or controlling Internet (enum)
>telephone numbers. As a paying telephone number subscriber, I effectively
>own my telephone number, therefore I shall choose to remain in control over
>how and when it is made available to the general public via the Internet.
>
>
>The consumer is king. The monopoly is dead. From now on think "open systems"
>/ "open numbers".


Ray Anderson    CEO   Bango.net Limited
www.bango.net/00454545


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