[IP] CONCERNS ARISE AS INTERNET CALLERS PICK OWN AREA CODES
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From: philipp schmidt <philipp@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: July 12, 2004 6:47:51 AM EDT
To: dave@xxxxxxxxxx
Cc: onno@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [IP] CONCERNS ARISE AS INTERNET CALLERS PICK OWN AREA CODES
Dave:
Indonesia has one of the most successful examples of
community-organised VoIP networks in the world and the people managing
it have made some interesting decisions with regard to area codes.
After an initial period of area-code-anarchy, the main organisers (most
of them community-based volunteers/"geeks"/hackers) agreed to use a
reserved area code of the PSTN. The goal was to stay compatible with
the existing numbering - so that the two systems could more easily be
merged at some point. I suspect that was done partly, because VoIP was
illegal in Indonesia at the time and avoiding conflict/confrontation
was important. I am not sure if the regulatory environment has changed
by now.
This is meant as a snapshot from the other side of the world rather
than a solution to the US situation. It does underline however that
countries with seemingly little in common are increasingly finding
themselves dealing with similar technology and policy issues.
I copied, Onno one of the people involved, in case he wants to add to
this.
Best regards,
Philipp
On 9 Jul 2004, at 1:09, David Farber wrote:
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From: Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: July 8, 2004 11:19:10 AM EDT
To: Dewayne-Net Technology List <dewayne-net@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Dewayne-Net] CONCERNS ARISE AS INTERNET CALLERS PICK OWN
AREA CODES
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CONCERNS ARISE AS INTERNET CALLERS PICK OWN AREA CODES
Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) is raising worrisome questions for
law-enforcement officials, regulators and emergency agencies in part
because it may accelerate the end of location-based phone numbers as we
know them. The process of freeing phone numbers from fixed locations
started with the spread of cellphones over the past decade. With
Internet
phone service, callers from anywhere in the U.S. or around the world
can
adopt nearly any U.S. area code they like, a prospect that has already
created a run on desirable area codes such as Manhattan's 212 and
Beverly
Hills's 310. Even international callers could obtain US exchanges for
savings in long distance bills and allowing offshore companies to fake
offices and legitimacy with a U.S. area code. But law enforcement
officials
can't tap into VoIP calls due to both technological limitations and
regulatory uncertainty and VoIP systems are not connected to 911
emergency
services.
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