[enum-wg] Re: [Enum] Austria starts with the ENUM-based number range

[Alexander Mayrhofer <]

Carsten Schiefner wrote:
> Richard,
>
> three short questions:
>
> - subscribers must have
>   [ ] Austrian citizenship
>   [ ] Austrian residency
>   [X] neither one, ie. it's gobally open
There is a vague restriction in the numbering ordinance about usage of 
those numbers - the "usage focus of the number must lie within Austria" 
- wherever the "usage focus" of an internet based service consisting of 
DNS, gateways, access, provisioning etc. might be ...

> - registrars must
>   [ ] have a certain license fo Telco operations
>   [ ] be an Austrian company
>   [ ] have at least an Austrian subsidiary
>   From what I understand this is basically dealt with by the answer to
>   the question who is eligible to become an enum.at registrar, correct?
neither one - the domain itself is open to any enum.at registrar. 
However - to have the corresponding number assigned (which in turn 
requires to domain to be registered first) you need to have a contract 
with a licensed Austrian communication service provider (which is not 
limited to austrian companies!).

Practically, i expect most registrars to be the CSP as well, so that you 
have a contract with just one party. The SP registers your domain, gets 
the number allocated, and assigns it to you.

> - To what extend NP is implemented?
NP is formally done by changing data in the ENUM registry. No re-routing 
is necessary in the PSTN, since every operator is allowed to terminate 
any traffic to this number range on a gateway of his choice.

cheers

Alex Mayrhofer
enum.at