Marco, Ted and all others having been involved:
Applause!
Best,
-C.
On 02.05.2019 14:40, Marco Hogewoning wrote:
> Dear colleagues,
>
> The RIPE NCC is the operator of the e164.arpa zone (ENUM) and maintains the
> associate registry in accordance with the instructions of the Internet
> Architecture Board (IAB). As delegations are based on E.164 country code
> allocations, any changes to the registry are coordinated with and approved by
> the respective holders of the E.164 country code via the ITU’s
> Telecommunications Standardisation Bureau (TSB).
>
> Recent checks have shown that over time, many of the current 57 delegations
> have deteriorated – they are no longer technically functional or the contacts
> details for the country code registry have not been updated.
>
> Seeking advice from the IAB on these matters, they agreed to revise the
> instructions to address these issues. Among the changes is new text regarding
> the deletion of delegations and instructions that allow the RIPE NCC to do
> periodic checks on registry data.
>
> This will allow us to initiate a process to review the existing delegations
> and coordinate with the registries, governments and the TSB to mitigate and
> correct any errors. In cases where we are unable to correct an error, we will
> advise the government involved to remove the delegation, until such time that
> a new registry can assume responsibility for the country code and restore its
> technical functionality.
>
> ITU Study Group 2, which is responsible for the E.164 number registry, shared
> our concerns and at its last meeting agreed to update its instructions to the
> TSB to reflect these changes. As we remain committed to coordinating any
> delegations with TSB, the Member States involved and Study Group 2, we
> welcome the study group’s renewed interest in the topic and its support in
> reviewing and updating these registrations.
>
> The new instructions have now been published on our website and, with the
> IAB’s approval, we will now operate the registry in accordance with these.
>
> The instructions are available here:
> https://www.ripe.net/manage-ips-and-asns/dns/enum/iab-instructions
>
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> Marco Hogewoning
> Senior External Relations Officer, RIPE NCC,
>
> Ted Hardie
>
> For the IAB
