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Username:	jefsey
Date/Time:	Mon, June 19, 2000 at 2:16 PM GMT
Browser:	Microsoft Internet Explorer V5.0 using Windows 98
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Subject:	convergence of phone and internet IP numbering
Message:
IMHO there is no need for a convergence of any kind between IP adresses and phone. But there is a need for a clear understanding of where is an IP adress geographically located. The experience of the CCITT X.121 may help in avoiding telephone oddities like overlaps. What I mean is that the need is not for a conceptual convergence but for pragamatic advantages. The two level approach of the internet (IP + DNs) permits a lot of 'convergences' including a ".tel" gTLD where the DNs would be telephone numbers. Radio frequencies, political and jurisdictional areas will be of the essence rather than telephone areas. When a Juge will forbid the access to a site or to a product in his juridiction, or a city will want to rise local e-taxes. Existing Telephone solutions (not theoretical ones) do not offer a reponse: area codes are too large and overlaps make them inappropriate.

Message Thread:

• Welcome — Hans Kraaijenbrink, February 15, 2000 @ 7:28 PM (1/10)
• Convergence of Telephone and Internet IP Numbering — rcbartel, February 16, 2000 @ 5:26 AM (2/9)
• Re: Convergence of Telephone and Internet IP Numbering — sob, February 16, 2000 @ 7:22 PM (1/1)
• Perhaps more background info would help? — kent, February 22, 2000 @ 7:41 AM (0/0)
• Convergence of Telephone and Internet IP Numbering — Hans Kraaijenbrink, February 16, 2000 @ 8:08 AM (2/6)
• Convergence can be done within a DNS — verdy_p, August 11, 2000 @ 11:29 PM (0/0)
• convergence of phone and internet IP numbering — jefsey, June 19, 2000 @ 2:16 PM (3/4)
• Geographical Grid for numbering — askalbag, August 4, 2000 @ 3:40 PM (1/1)
• I hate to be a pessimist, I really do.. — dchemko, August 9, 2000 @ 3:28 AM (0/0)
• re: convergence of phone and IP numbering — 9m2rt, July 4, 2000 @ 9:13 AM (0/0)
• Phone numbers have had there day in the sun, let it go — dank, July 3, 2000 @ 7:44 PM (0/0)

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