# Iconectiv A subsidiary now owned by [[wiki/Koch Industries|Koch Equity Development]] that controls the Local Number Portability system, caller ID authentication ([[wiki/STIR-SHAKEN|STIR/SHAKEN]]), and telephone numbering infrastructure for twelve or more countries. Iconectiv descends from [[wiki/Bellcore|Bellcore]] through [[wiki/Telcordia Technologies|Telcordia Technologies]], making it a piece of [[wiki/Bell Labs|Bell Labs]]' original nervous system still routing the world's calls under a name few recognize. Documented in [[articles/Bell Labs and the Distributed Architecture of American Power|Bell Labs and the Distributed Architecture of American Power]].