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U.S. Endorses ENUM

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the giving-up-the-digits dept.

esarjeant writes "It looks like the the U.S. has endorsed ENUM (also known as E.164.arpa). This means you get a single number for phone and Internet, look for demos at Spring VON (San Jose, April 1-3) and VISIONng will be engaging in US trials. Essentially this means you get a new TLD of e164.arpa with your phone number in front of it." The addresses look pretty long and unwieldy, but supposedly consumer devices will make it easier to use.

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  1. In unrelated news... by Uninvited+Guest · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    The FBI has reported to the Justice Department that it will no longer need or request individual warrants to wiretap individual phone numbers.

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