WTSA Resolution 49

WTSA RESOLUTION 49 (Rev. Dubai, 2012)

ENUM

The World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (Dubai, 2012),

recognizing
- a) Resolution 133 (Rev. Guadalajara, 2010) of the Plenipotentiary Conference, in particular:
  - i) the continuing progress towards integrati on of telecommunications and the Internet;
  - ii) the existing role and sovereignty of ITU Member States with respect to allocation and management of their country code numbering resources as enshrined in Recommendation ITU-T E.164;
  - iii) the paragraph instructing the Secretary-Genera l and the Directors of the Bureaux to take any necessary action to ensure the s overeignty of ITU Member States with regard to Recommendation ITU-T E.164 numbering plans whatever the application in which they are used;
- b) the evolving role of the World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly, as reflected in Resolution 122 (Rev. Guadalajara, 2010) of the Plenipotentiary Conference,
noting
- a) the work of Study Group 2 of the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) concerning ENUM;
- b) the current unresolved issues con cerning administrative control of the highest level Internet domain which will be used for ENUM,
resolves to instruct ITU-T Study Group 2
- 1 to study how ITU could have administrative control over changes that could relate to the international telecommunication resources (including na ming, numbering, addressing, and routing) used for ENUM;
- 2 to evaluate the current interim procedure for ENUM delegation, and report back to the Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau,
instructs the Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau
- to take appropriate action to facilitate the above an d to report to the ITU Council annually regarding the progress achieved in this area,
invites Member States
- to contribute to these activities,
further invites Member States
- to take appropriate steps within their national lega l frameworks to ensure proper implementation of this resolution.