[enum-wg] ITU: debate over User-ENUM administration

Jim wrote:
> For example in the UK
> context, it's not (yet) possible to register premium-rate and free
> phone numbers under 4.4.e164.arpa because authenticating them is too
> hard.

Authenticating free-phone and premium rate numbers is not harder
then authenticating any other number.

Freephone numbers in ENUM are not a problem at all, beside the fact
Telcos do not like the idea. It is ideal for the customers = call
centers migrating to VoIP anyway.

In Austria freephone numbers are allowed in ENUM and the US enum-forum
is also going this way.

Another issue is premium rate numbers: since a customer must be crazy
providing an ENUM entry with no termination charge there is no
need and business case.

Regards
Richard