Commission calls for study on implications of numbering, naming and addressing
The European Commission's Information Society DG has given prior information of a call for tenders for a study on the policy implications of convergence in the field of numbering, naming and addressing. A far reaching convergence of telecommunications and the Internet is currently taking place. This will bring different businesses and their cultures together and indeed the different regulatory systems and practices. Numbers, names and addresses have a pivotal role for delivering services in convergent networks and the area could become an important control point for market players. In this context, the European Commission is in need of a study which identifies the policy implications of convergence in the field of numbering, naming and addressing. The envisaged budget for this study is 100,000 euro.