Re: phone number allocation manager

tedd wrote:

At 5:21 PM -0700 3/31/08, Jim Lucas wrote:

I work for a telephone & internet company. Currently we have a tool that allows us to track the allocation of IP's to customers. What I am looking for is a tool that will allow me to track the allocation of phone numbers to our customers. Building the tool for IP allocation management was pretty easy since the IP world works off a set of rules that govern the allocation of IP's. Unfortunately the phone number world does not have the same rule set. Actually, it has no rules. Has anybody built, heard of, or used a tool like this? Any suggestions would be great. Thanks much! -- Jim Lucas

Jim: I've never found a phone number dB, but unfortunately, I know they exist. I came across a zip code database that was very cool in that the center of each zip code's geographic area was given in lat/longs. From there, it could provide all the zip codes within a certain distance of any entered zip code. I also came across a IP database that was tied to a general geographic region and that tested very well, but did have an occasional error (per user replies). Phone numbers WERE tied to a geographical area because of hard-wire (per my olden days with GT&E). But today's cell phones break that boundary. Furthermore, because of the land-rush to sell cell phones as quickly as possible, cell phone developers don't stick to any standards with regard to the Internet, thereby causing all sorts of problems with Internet communications. Your job is going to be difficult, I think.

Yes, but for a different reason. I'm not looking for a geo positioning tool. refer to other email responding to Jason

Cheers, tedd