Proposed Framework For Enum Administration

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Proposed FrameworkFor Enum Administration

• PART I

Mark Harris International Internet Telephone
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On the Table

• How should the Enum industry act?
• Should the U.S. Government endorse
  USareacodes.1.E164.ARPA.?
• If so, How?

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Problem 1

• Control Freaks or Anarchists?
• Who controls Tier 1?
• Is their a Balanced Approach?

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Problem 2

• Are we going too FAST or too SLOW?
• The Marketplace wants enhanced services
• Investors want a return
• Developers want to know when to start developing
• Consumer rights want to take it slow
• Government needs to take it slow

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Problem 3

• Should we approach a solution as
• GREEDY CAPITALISTS
• or
• ALTRUISTIC COMMUNITY SERVANTS?
• Or is there something better?

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Problem 4

• COOPERATION or COMPETITION?
• What do we need to cooperate on?
• What are we competing on?

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Problem 5

• Does anyone want the U.S. Government
• To be burdened by Industry issues?
• To endorse protocols?
• To appoint monopolies?
• To force Industry to play nice?
• Or should our Public Servants let anyone do
  whatever they want?
• Isnt there something better?

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Problem 6

• Do we have Technical Difficulties or,
• Do we have self-governance problems?
• If no one is worried about whos going to get
  Tier 1, wouldnt most of the technical arguments
  go away?

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Problem 7

• Should the Marketplace trust ENUM when those who
  provide the various ENUM services cant trust
  each other?
• How can we build trust in ENUM?

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What are you willing to do?

• Invest time?
• Invest money?
• Invest knowledge?
• Share control?
• How about participating in an Industry-wide forum?

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Our Proposed Framework
An Industry-wide Initiative to Interconnect the
Enum Registries of the world.TM
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What EnumNIC is NOT

• It is NOT a Tier 1 registry provider
• It is NOT a Tier 2 registry provider
• It does NOT, in itself provide Enum services of
  any kind
• It is NOT a finished plan but a collective plan
  in process

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What is EnumNIC?

• 1.) A coordinating entity for a jointly-owned and
  controlled Tier 1 system.

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What is EnumNIC?

• 2.) An open, Industry-wide Initiative.

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What is EnumNIC?

• 3.) Objective To finalize a trusted and legal
  process for the Enum industry to Cooperate on an
  interconnected registry system.

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What is EnumNIC?

• 4.) The EnumNIC Project is then to become a legal
  entity upon approval of a final charter.

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Based on a Proven Model

• VISA
• Largest commercial enterprise on earth
• In most aspects, larger than the Internet
• Effective cooperation among competing entities
• Covers anti-trust issues
• Covers pro-trust issues

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Proposal

• Let us work together to create a VISA-like
  organization to interconnect the Enum registries
  of the world
• Will you consider participating?

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Why Participate? Reason 1

• Some form of a Trusted-By-All interconnection
  of Enum Registries is needed.
• Real TRUST can be created
• Marketplace
• Developers
• Telecom Companies
• Internet Companies
• Investors

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Why Participate? Reason 2

• Those who are looking to Move Fast are able to do
  so, with less risk.

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Why Participate? Reason 3

• EnumNIC does not stop you from being in the Tier
  1 business.

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Why Participate? Reason 4

• EnumNIC does not mean that you must share your
  profits with competitors.

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Why Participate? Reason 5

• Food Court analogy.
• Everybody goes there.

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Why Participate? Reason 6

• U.S. Government
• Unlikely that Bush administration approve a Tier
  1 monopoly (our opinion)
• If compelled to approve USareacodes.1.E164.ARPA
  then will selection be
• An Open Industry-wide Initiative as Tier 1 or
• A single company?

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For More Information About Participating
Mark Harris International Internet Telephone
Organization 12020 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite
100 Reston, VA 20191 Direct 540.678.8557 Fax
540.678.4642 Email mark.harris_at_iito.org www.EnumN
IC.net (site live on 2-19-2001)