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["Brian Darville" <BDARVILLE@xxxxxxxxx>]

As discussed in our January 14, 2004 conference call, Terry Clark's firm put together some information regarding the ENUM project and the UN Website, which is pasted below for the information of the Task Force.  We can thank Terry and Angela Smith of his firm for this information.

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 Below is a summary of the information identified in the ENUM paper and UN/CEFACT web site.
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> ENUM-
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> "ENUM is a protocol developed by the Internet Engineering Task Force whereby the "Domain Name System can be used for identifying available services connected to one E.164 (domain name) number."  The paper discusses how the system as a whole. The most relevant portion of the paper for the task force deals with verification procedures for ensuring the correct information of the applicant and ownership of the phone number.  The paper lists the following examples of authorization methods and indicates that reliability of the information would be improved if a combination of the following were used.  The verification is the responsibility of the ENUM Registrar.
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> Residential Customers
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> 1)  Obtain credit card number 
> 2)  Obtain copy of drivers license, passport or other government-issued identification
> 3)  Query the Line Information database (LIBD) (shows the name of the number assignee, the service provider and the type of service)
> 4)  Obtain copy of most recent phone bill
> 5)  Call the phone number to be registered and utilize information from a trusted source, authenticate the registrant and request information
> 6)  Contact number assignee (via information obtained from a trusted source) and verify registration request
> 7)  For wireless numbers, send password via short message service or text pate to handset or pager for authentication.
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> Business Customers 
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> 1)  Receipt of letter with company's letterhead and/or purchase order
> 2)  Contact number assignee (via information obtained from a trusted source) and verify registration request
> 3)  Check credit history of business
> 4)  Query the Line Information database (LIBD) (shows the name of the number assignee, the service provider and the type of service)
> 5)  Obtain copy of most recent phone bill
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> UN/CEFACT-
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> There is a lot of information on the website dealing with trade and e-commerce.  I reviewed almost every link on the site.  I did not locate any specific information on verification or authentication processes for e-commerce that would apply to the task group other than those mentioned below.  I  would be more beneficial to con> tact them with the list of questions.  It would be surprising if they have not dealt with or considered the authentication issue. The contact information is below:
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> UN/CEFACT 
> UN Economic Commission for Europe 
> Palais des Nations, Room 442 
> CH-1211 Geneva 10 
> Switzerland 
> Telephone: +41 22 917 27 73 
> Telefax: +41 22 917 00 37 
> E-mail: CEFACT@xxxxxxxxx 
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> I did locate the following information that is worth mentioning:
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> Electronic Commerce Agreement- the legal entity information is listed including VAT or other tax number as well as a Trade Registration Number; 
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> E-COMMERCE SELF-REGULATORY INSTRUMENTS (Codes of Conduct)-  lists that all information provide should be reliable.  The signing parties MUST provide reliable data.
> Unique Identification Code Methodology - UNIC- mentions using unique party identification codes; the code uses a party identifier and the parties DUNS number 
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> Standard business document header working group- mentions a layering process of business transmittals but the information is not verified other than a DUNS number is listed on the business header document.
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> ISO Report to Technical Training Board- paper on CALS and the electronic marketplace- discusses need for registration authority and need for valid values. Does not discuss how it will be implemented.
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> Trade Point Global Network (GTPNet)- located at http://www.gtpnet-e.com/- might be relevant, however, the link is down. 
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Brian Darville
Oblon, Spivak
(703) 412-6426
bdarville@xxxxxxxxx