[enum-wg] Meanwhile back in good ol' Germany

Hi John-Erik,

interesting points...

John-Erik Horn wrote:
> ENUM validation:
> 1) I can sign a DINA4 sheet of paper and have my telephone
> connection and all associated numbers ported from any
> current telco network to any other telco network
> willing to offer me telephony service. (I have actually done this often,
> works fine.)
> Takes 2 weeks max.

Does it scale? Is it meant to scale because there is a need for scaling? 
Do we want to have the papershuffling? What is the number/percentage of 
people porting their number compared to initial/re-validation of a phone 
number?

> 2) I can sign a sheet of paper (or even respond to an email) and have
> my web domains moved from one webhosting provider to the next.
> If it takes two weeks that's actually kind of slow. Works fine also!

Not the same thing, I think. Changing providers has nothing to do with 
validation of the relation user<->E.164 number, IMHO this is about 
authentication whether a transfer of such an already validated relation 
may occur.

> 3) I cannot sign a sheet of paper and have my telephone number simply
> assigned as an ENUM domain because this is apparently a BIG PROBLEM.
> Don't believe the hype.

Of course you can have that - I did it with my provider, he got two 
faxes of my last bills. Question are: see 1)

> Prefix 032:
> Do we really want it? Do you think the telcos (incumbent or other)
> are really going to offer local charges for termination to such numbers?

What can be arguments against it that _sort_of_ would make sense?

> Will this appeal to the masses like special prefixes for cell phone
> networks?

I think I don't get that point, I am afraid.

Cheers,

	-C.