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Skriven 2006-05-09 17:13:00 av Michiel van der Vlist (2:280/5555)
   Kommentar till text 1030 av Ward Dossche (2:292/854)
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Hello Ward.

09 May 06 16:05, you wrote to me:

 WD> Michiel,

 >> WD> The starting idea definitely was to have unique numbers but I'm
 >> WD> convinced that the portability of numbers between operators will
 >> be
 >> WD> extended to "between technologies" as well thereby obscuring
 >> 100%
 >> WD> the initial idea.

 >> Given the fact that the OPTA has recently decreed that VoipBuster
 >> may only allocate geographical numbers to those actually living in
 >> the area covered by the assigned area code, I consider this unlikely
 >> to happen in the near future. at least in The Netherlands.

 WD> OPTA is "Netherlands Only".

Of course. But I have some difficulty believing they would have issued susch a
decree if they would have to drop it in the foreseeable future because or
Europen regulation.

 WD> At EU-level the matter has already been tabled that there would be a
 WD> portability of numbers between cullular and POTS operators.

Hmmm...

I can see why they want it: obviously they want to make it easier for people to
move from a fixed line to a cell phone or vice versa by making it possible to
allow them to keep their number.

But the downside will be that it is no longer possible to teel a cell phone
number from a fixed line number and so:

1) I will no longer be able to detremmine in advance what the cal lwill cost.

2) Or we will have to adopt the US system where the cell phone owner pays for
the air time of incoming calls.

I don't like it either way. I love this idea of European integration and open
borders, but sometimes I have the feeling we no longer have a democracy. I wish
they'd ask what *I* want more often instead of just doing what they think is a
good idea...

 WD> There has already been such an implementation in Belgium which was
 WD> scuttled solely because one of the three cellular operators could not
 WD> offer land-lines and therefor claimed an unfair competitive advantage"
 WD> in court.

And next time someone will try it again, they will come up with the same
defence...

 WD> Trust my words ... within 2 years such portability will be a fact.

W'll see.


Michiel

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