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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Dear all,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>The problem we are facing currently with the user ENUM is that the validation requires support from the operators and compared to the discussion we had when choosing the validations model, the operators seem to have lost all their interest to support the service. Therefore we have currently only 1 operator that is offering the validation service.</FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm planning to make a proposal to remove the operator control over the validation. If the situation won't change, we are likely to do this change in a near future. What comes to the other functions (regiatration and Tier 2-services), we have not seen any problems with them. And if we face problems like a lack of service providers, I think that should be easy to correct anyway :)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>In the end I have to apologize, because I'm do not aware of the topic you are actually discussing. Anyway I hope this helps. In my vocabulary IENUM = Infrastructure/Operator/Carrier ENUM that is totally a different story. That is being deveoped with a good speed...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>regards,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>- Klaus</FONT></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>L�hett�j�:</B> Niall O'Reilly [mailto:Niall.oReilly@no8.be]<BR><B>L�hetetty:</B> to 7.6.2007 17:24<BR><B>Vastaanottaja:</B> Miguel Ponce de Leon<BR><B>Kopio:</B> Niall O'Reilly; Nieminen Klaus; enum-wg@ripe.net; David Malone<BR><B>Aihe:</B> Re: ENUM in the blogosphere<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>On 6 Jun 2007, at 13:27, Miguel Ponce de Leon wrote:<BR><BR>> Ireland we are giving the end users a chance to see if there is <BR>> innovation to be gained from using/deploying ENUM (As in home <BR>> subscribers can register unlike the situation in Finland).<BR><BR> I'm not sure that it's quite as difficult as you suggest in Finland.<BR> Formally (IIUC), the situation is the same: the Tier-1 registry <BR>(FICORA,<BR> IENUM) only deals with Tier-2 registrars/service-providers.<BR><BR> As a startup initiative, IENUM is offering an interim Tier-2<BR> registrar-of-last-resort service. It may be that there is a sufficient<BR> number of approachable Tier-2 service providers in Finland for this not<BR> to be needed over there. I don't know. Certainly, the FICORA web site<BR> seems to avoid giving any helpful hint.<BR><BR> Maybe Klaus would like to comment?<BR><BR> /Niall<BR><BR></FONT></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>