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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>Hey Guys,<br>
I’m glad to see this ignited some discussion.<br>
<br>
I definitely understand there’s some legal implications involved, both on
a privacy level, and fraud prevention. Obviously an end-user (ie: the person
controlling a listing) has to consent to some sort of release resolving the
privacy concerns. I’m somewhat aware of the legal implications involved
with storing such personally identifiable information (or whatever the legal
term is) and have a concern in making sure such issues are resolved.<br>
<br>
In reality, how is it efficient for every provider to be running their own
database? In my mind, this leaves the horribly evident inaccuracies, and even efficiency
issues. Thank God these accuracies aren’t integral to the operations of
telephony systems.<br>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>I do understand there is a price to pay for such infrastructure,
and I believe that it’s obvious the telephony world is riddled with
racketeering, price gouging ventures, including companies that charge nearly a
$0.01 for a lookup. I realize the following analogy is poor, but in mind this
is as close as a internet search engine charging for a basic search query.
Infact a basic internet query is much more complex, much more costly (ie: the infrastructure
of said systems), and yet self-subsidizing.</span></font></p>
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And to the poster who suggested that I was implying scrapping the results from
411.com, this is definitely not even a remote idea in my mind at all. The basis
for my idea was a open, moderated, database that was user controlled and
self-subsidized. <br>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>I know this is way off topic, but I really feel that the
telecom industry as a whole, and I’m sure I’m not the only one with
this belief, is horribly bloated, running on business models that are clearly 30
years outdated. It is 2007, and with the help of the internet, the exchange of
information, these telcos now have real, global competition, and real issues to
deal with.<br>
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Anyways guys, I’m curious to hear your thoughts.</span></font></p>
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