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Project Report - ENUM.

(Links to Strategy 2: Advocacy and Public Policy)

Project Sponsor: Michael Sutton

Staff Support: Campbell Gardiner

Project Status: On hold until 30 November 2008    Smiley_Indifferent

Project Description:

The Telecommunications Carriers' Forum (TCF) produced a report on ENUM (Telephone Number Mapping) for New Zealand in May 2006, describing their proposed approach to the future developments in ENUM.

InternetNZ has an ENUM task force, tasked with developing ENUM activities and recognising the importance of both carriers and users in the development of co-ordinated high-level ENUM policies.

Project Budget:

$20,000 has been budgeted for the ENUM project in 2008/09.

Overall Progress Summary:

Following a discussion with the TCF Board on 8 December 2006 it was agreed that the ENUM project would be 'suspended' until 30 November 2008, due to pressures from other regulatory activities.

Activities planned for August 2008

None. 

Project History:

May 2008:

  • Tech-Pol & Pub-Pol Committees discussed the possibility of holding a user ENUM trial with WorldxChange.
  • Note: At the Tech-Pol meeting in May it was agreed that NZRS will develop a business case re: ENUM trial, and will report back.

January 2008 - present:

  • Project 'On-Hold'.

December 2007:

  • Discussed with TCF Board on 8 December 2007 and agreed to suspend until 30 November 2008, due to pressures from other regulatory activities.
  • December Council meeting agreed with above approach.

October 2006 - December 2007:

  • Project 'On-Hold'.

September 2006:

  • Exec Dir met with Malcolm Alexander (Chair of the TCF) on 21 September 2006 and agreed that due to the excessive resourcing pressure on the TCF and INZ due to the telco regulatory changes, that the work of the joint working group on ENUM be suspended until April 2007.
  • M Alexander agreed that re-engagement at that time would involve INZ's input into policy development in cooperation with the TCF.

June - August 2006:

  • TCF ENUM Report received and considered.

  • TCF letter to Minister received and being considered by ENUM-TF.