[nc-intake] ITU Statement

[DannyYounger@cs.com]

In its report on "Management of Internet domain names and addresses", the ITU 
makes the following comment:

The discussion on ENUM in Section 1.5 potentially renews the question of the 
appropriate framework for management of naming and addressing in an 
increasingly converged telecommunications and Internet/IP environment. ICANN, 
which derives its legal authority principally from the United States 
government, has ostensibly policy control over the DNS, while the ITU 
(through the TSB Director and its Member States) have policy control over the 
E.164 numbering plan and other addressing aspects of international 
telecommunications. It is likely that implementation of ENUM may introduce 
further review of public policy objectives vis-à-vis the DNS and the E.164 
numbering plan at national and international levels. 
http://www.itu.int/infocom/ip/2001/ip-itu-2001.htm

This might be an appropriate time to consider creating a joint DNSO-ITU 
Policy Task Force on ENUM.