[enum-wg] Austria starts with the ENUM-based number range

A general statement:
 
There seems to be a confusion with the terms telco and communication service provider
For the avaoidance of doubt: To request an E.164 number in Austria you need
to be a communication service provider according to the Austrian telecommunication law
 
To be a telecommunication service provider no licence is necessary, the only
requirement is to notify the regulator from the fact you are considering yourself
a CSP. This is also complienat to the EU regulatory framework
 
Richard

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Von: enum-wg-admin at ripe.net im Auftrag von Alexander Mayrhofer
Gesendet: Mi 20.04.2005 12:55
An: chenhui at cnnic.cn
Cc: lwc at roke.co.uk; lendl at nic.at; enum-wg at ripe.net
Betreff: Re: [enum-wg] Austria starts with the ENUM-based number range



chenhui at cnnic.cn wrote:
> Axelm,
>
> For 1), Does it mean that in Austria, the session-control equipments (as you said,
> the several components, and maybe including softswitch?) in Telco network all
> support ENUM?

No, i didn't say that. I said that this would be a way to implement it.
They would have to add such equipment to their network.

> For 2), Who possess(take charge in assigning) the 780 number range? Users should
> have a 780 number first and then have a corresponding domain,yes?

The assignment is done be the regulator via communication service
providers.

The 780 range is an exception from the usual ENUM procedure: For 780,
you register the _domain_ first, and if you successfully aquire the
domain, your CSP qualifies for the corresponding number assignment.

> For 3), I think the whole charge module can be refered to some aspects, not just
> registry. For example, different ENUM services(call/Voicemail/conference..) can
> have more charge module than '"per-delegation" based model'.

Sure. But that is up to the service providers, which "package" the ENUM
delegation together with eg. SIP service, fax box, voicemail, IM gatewaying.

> BTW,what kinds of ENUM services have been provided in Austria except call?

We're investigating usage scenarios including SMS/text/IM, Fax,
Video-SIP/UMTS and presence (that's us, the registry guys. I can't speak
for the CSP community of course, i'm hoping they work on other topics, too).

cheers

axelm