[registrars] US ENUM Trial to Begin in March

[Tim Ruiz <tim@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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face="Times New Roman"><STRONG>US ENUM Trial to Begin in
March<o:p></o:p></STRONG></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">The Country Code 1 ENUM LLC (LLC) today
announced the formation of a committee to coordinate testing activities
among participants of its upcoming US ENUM trial. The first meeting of
this committee, to be known as the LLC's Trial Participants Advisory
Committee (TPAC), will take place in <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Richardson</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">Texas</st1:State></st1:place> on February 21, 2006. Companies
who have an interest in participating in the trial should plan on
attending this meeting.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">On December 1, 2005, the <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">US</st1:place></st1:country-region>
government requested the temporary delegation of country code 1 to
support an ENUM trial. That request was also supported in letters from
the Canadian and Jamaican governments. Confirmation of the delegation
is expected in mid-February, with the US ENUM trial expected to start
in early March. During the next year, other NANP member countries may
conduct national ENUM trials as well.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">The US ENUM trial will be based on the ENUM
Forum's 'Framework Document for a US/CC1 ENUM Trials Program," which
can be found at <A
href="http://www.enumf.org/home";>http://www.enumf.org/home</A>.
</FONT></FONT><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">The
<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">US</st1:place></st1:country-region> trial is expected to be
conducted over a six month period beginning in March. Companies wishing
to participate can fulfill one or more of the defined roles for the
trial: Tier 1B Registry, Tier 2 Nameserver Provider, Registrar,
Authorization Agency, Host Carrier, Application Service Provider, and
User Registrant. Companies choosing to participate are responsible for
their own costs and will be expected to sign a Memorandum of
Understanding with the CC1 ENUM LLC, which will be available on the
LLC's web site. Several telecommunications and Internet companies have
already indicated an interest in participating.
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">The TPAC will coordinate the various trial
activities and report the results of the trial to the LLC, which will
publish the results and report them to various governmental agencies
that have been following the industry's efforts toward ENUM
implementation. The TPAC will be chaired by a Project Executive to be
contracted for and selected by the LLC.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Additional details and registration information
for the meeting on February 21 will be posted on the LLC's web site at
<A href="http://enumllc.com";>http://enumllc.com</A>.</FONT></FONT><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;See also <A
href="http://enumf.org/USTrialInfo.html";>http://enumf.org/USTrialInfo.html</A>.</FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><STRONG>What is
ENUM?<o:p></o:p></STRONG></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">ENUM is a technology that allows users to
combine the resources of the Internet with traditional telephony,
uniting these two diverse worlds of communications and enabling a whole
new range of communication applications.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun:
yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>The ENUM system effectively enables individuals,
businesses and other organizations to maximize the use of both the
public Internet and the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) by
associating telephone numbers with Internet domain names.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>As a result, phone
numbers can be used to send traditional telephony services like voice
calls or faxes which can be converted to digital packets for delivery
to a variety of devices. See RFC 3761:<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New
Roman" size=3><A
href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3761.txt?number=3761";>http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3761.txt?number=3761</A></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><STRONG>About the CC1 ENUM
LLC<o:p></o:p></STRONG></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Country Code 1 ENUM LLC will manage the public
infrastructure that translates traditional telephone numbers into
Internet domain names, combining the reach and capabilities of the
Internet with the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) to enable
new communications capabilities. Country Code 1 ENUM LLC members
include AT&amp;T, GoDaddy.com, MCI, SBC Laboratories, Sprint, Verizon,
and BellSouth. <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><A
href="http://www.enumllc.com/";><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>http://www.enumllc.com</FONT></A></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><BR>Tim </P>