[governance] What Will Happen [@ NARALO/ALAC/CCNSO?] Hyperlink Update

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Hyperlink update: (Sorry I'm having trouble with posting link addresses, you
may have to play with them)

1.:  http://www.enumllc.com/aboutus.html
This is a simple explanation of the relationship in layman terms:
"The ENUM system effectively enables individuals, businesses and other
organizations to maximize the use of both the public Internet and the Public
Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) by associating telephone numbers with
Internet domain names. "


2.:  http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/inr/enum/index.html
This explains and illustrates ENUMs Global deployment & expanse via ccTDL.


3.:  http://enumllc.com  or http://www.enumllc.com
An ANNOUNCEMENT
RFP questions for clarification now due to ENUMLLC by January 15, 2008
RFP Bidders Conference, Richardson, TX on January 23, 2008

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TOP TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INTERNET COMPANIES
FORM COUNTRY CODE 1 ENUM LLC TO FOSTER
NEW INTERNET TELECOM TECHNOLOGY

Today, several leading telecommunications and Internet companies have announced
the formation of a new organization, the Country Code 1 ENUM Limited Liability
Company (CC1 ENUM LLC), to build the public infrastructure that will promote
the development of ENUM technology in a single, carrier-class manner within the
countries of the North American Numbering Plan (NANP). The countries of the
NANP include the United States, Canada and the Caribbean nations. 

The goal of the Country Code 1 ENUM Limited Liability Company is to build the
public infrastructure that will promote the development of ENUM technology in a
single, carrier-class manner within the countries of the North American
Numbering Plan (NANP). The countries of the NANP include the United States,
Canada and some Caribbean nations.


ENUM is a technology that allows users to combine the resources of the Internet
with traditional telephony, uniting these two diverse worlds of communications
and enabling a whole new range of communication applications.  The ENUM system
effectively enables individuals, businesses and other organizations to maximize
the use of both the public Internet and the Public Switched Telephone Network
(PSTN) by associating telephone numbers with Internet domain names.   As a
result, phone numbers can be used to send traditional telephony services like
voice calls or faxes which can be converted to digital packets for delivery to
a variety of devices.


A common ENUM system becomes increasingly essential as applications like voice
over IP (VoIP) become more widely adopted.  The ENUM system bridges the
technology gap between the public Internet and the Public Switched Telephone
Network so that VoIP users of different service providers can communicate more
simply with each other.


Through the launch of this new organization, the founding companies are seeking
to build a commercial implementation consistent with the relevant open
standards of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and the International
Telecommunication Union (ITU) upon which ENUM is based.  The new company will
help to implement a single, public ENUM system for those nations within the
NANP that choose to participate.  It is intended that the North American
implementation of ENUM will adhere to national and industry privacy
requirements.  The LLC’s first task will involve selection of a vendor to take
the initial steps towards creation of an infrastructure that would enable the
countries within the NANP to establish their own national ENUM implementations.
The limited liability company will also be responsible for selecting a vendor
to develop the national infrastructure for the United States.  


Country Code 1 ENUM LLC will manage the public infrastructure that translates
traditional telephone numbers into Internet domain names, combining the reach
and capabilities of the Internet with the Public Switched Telephone Network
(PSTN) to enable new communications capabilities.  CC1 ENUM LLC members include
AT&T, GoDaddy.com, MCI, SBC Laboratories, Sprint, and Verizon.	

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