January 23-26, 2007 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 2 Validating Mobile and VoIP Numbers With a Modern Line Information Database Accudata Technologies is a LIDB and CNAM storage and hubbing company not affiliated or derived from any major Telco, RBOC, CLEC or ILEC. M. Gregory Smith, President & CEO Office: x101 Fax: Mobile: Site:

January 23-26, 2007 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 3 Validating Mobile and VoIP Numbers With a Modern Line Information Database Why do you care? What is a LIDB and CNAM Database? How do they work? What services are provided?

January 23-26, 2007 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 4 Mobile and VoIP TNs With a Modern LIDB Why do you care? In our competitive markets, added features are great. But, comparability to a landline is a must. –Calling Name delivery is expected. –Calling Name receipt is expected. –What about Collect Calls? –911??

January 23-26, 2007 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 5 Mobile and VoIP TNs With a Modern LIDB What is a LIDB and CNAM Database? –LIDB. Line Information Database 14 (+/-) disparate databases in the NANP Numbers are to be found in only one LIDB Local Number Portability (LNP) and Telcordia tables are used to locate the right one (LNP problems CNAM vs LIDB) About 80(+/-) fields of data – only several of which are general care abouts AO, Collect Call indicator – for collect call validation Why do you care about that? (We process about 10 million collect calls per month.) –Attorney firms –Children –Prisoner families Store your LIDB data and allow collect call billing =Revenue

January 23-26, 2007 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 6 Mobile and VoIP TNs With a Modern LIDB The recognized LIDBs: –ACCUDATA –ATT (SWBT) –ATT (PAC BELL) –ATT – DG (SNET) –ATT – BELL CANADA –BELL SOUTH –EMBARQ (SPRINT) –QWEST –SYNIVERSE (TSI – GTE-INS) –TELUS CANADA –VERIZON (NYNEX) –VERIZON (BELL ATLANTIC) –VERIZON (GTE) –VERISIGN (ILLUMINET)

January 23-26, 2007 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 7 Mobile and VoIP TNs With a Modern LIDB The peculiarities of LIDB: –Requires quad-SS7 connectivity –Query is SS7 TCAP – usually BNS (Get Data – OLNS) –82 Fields –Most interesting are the Account Owner (AO) and Collect Call Indicator (even service and equipment indicator is seldom precise) –AO is phone billing company (OCN) –Collect Call Indicator has 3 responses –VoIP fields added

January 23-26, 2007 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 8 CNAM LIDB LIDB Flow CO Network Voice Calls Pay Phone Prison Phone Your phone Mobile and VoIP TNs With a Modern LIDB Server Request Response Allow/Deny How does it work?

January 23-26, 2007 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 9 Mobile and VoIP TNs With a Modern LIDB What is a LIDB and CNAM Database? –Calling Name CNAM Database 18 (+/-) disparate/working databases – some co-resident with LIDBs Numbers are to be found in only one CNAM Database Local Number Portability (LNP) and Telcordia tables are used to locate the right one (LNP accuracy discussed) Of all fields of data – only 2 of which are general care abouts. The Name and Privacy Indicator Why do you care about that? (We process about 80 million CNAM transactions per month.) You will want to store your CNAM data to allow for your customers names to appear on their called parties Caller ID boxes and … You will want to HUB for CNAM to deliver callers names to your clients when they are called.

January 23-26, 2007 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 10 Mobile and VoIP TNs With a Modern LIDB The recognized CNAM DBs: –ACCUDATA –ATT (PAC BELL) –ATT-DG (SNET) –ATT (SWBT) –ATT (Ameritech) –BELL SOUTH –CINCINNATI BELL –INS – IOWA NETWORK SERVICES –QWEST –SPIRIT/IDN –SPRINT –SYNIVERSE (TSI – GTE-INS) –TELUS CANADA –VERISIGN (ILLUMINET) –VERIZON (NYNEX) –VERIZON (BELL ATLANTIC) –VERIZON (GTE) –SALINA SPAVINAW –+ 2

January 23-26, 2007 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 11 CNAM CNAM Signaling Flow CNAM Query CO About.6¢ per name Network Voice Calls Telemarketers Other callers Your phone Mobile and VoIP TNs With a Modern LIDB Both delivery and storage* are important. *Revenue Share - $ How does it work?

January 23-26, 2007 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 12 Mobile and VoIP TNs With a Modern LIDB The peculiarities of CNAM: –Five fields –Important is the name and Privacy Indicator –Name is limited to 15 characters –Privacy Indicator is shown to tell if a subscriber has requested a permanent Private so their name is not displayed on a phone – why?? –About 1.5 Seconds – 1 st and 2 nd ring

January 23-26, 2007 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 13 Mobile and VoIP TNs With a Modern LIDB And that leaves ?? –Accuracy –Connectivity –Roaming Do not have all the answers for this, but true location identification seems important. –Triangulation: Cell Tower, TV signal, Wi-Fi –GPS –Combination thereof

January 23-26, 2007 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 14 Mobile and VoIP TNs With a Modern LIDB Thank You Questions - Comments