SOURCE TIA TITLE CALEA for Vo IP TIA

Regulatory Activities • FCC adopts a Second Report and Order and Memorandum Opinion and

Regulatory Activities • The First Report and Order in this proceeding concluded that facilities-based

Regulatory Activities • Restricts the availability of compliance extensions to equipment, facilities and services

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SOURCE: TIA TITLE: CALEA for Vo. IP – TIA Regulatory Update AGENDA ITEM: Joint 4. 3 Security and Lawful Interception CONTACT: Bill Belt gsc 11_joint_50 CALEA for Vo. IP Regulatory Update GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications

Regulatory Activities • FCC adopts a Second Report and Order and Memorandum Opinion and Order that addresses several issues regarding implementation of the CALEA, May 2006. • Describes details of CALEA compliance for facilitiesbased broadband Internet access providers and interconnected Vo. IP providers. • Proceeding was initiated in response to a Joint Petition filed by the Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Drug Enforcement Administration in March 2004.

Regulatory Activities • The First Report and Order in this proceeding concluded that facilities-based broadband Internet access and interconnected VOIP providers were covered by CALEA. • This order affirms that the CALEA compliance deadline for facilities-based broadband Internet access and interconnected Vo. IP services will be May 14, 2007. • FCC declines to intervene in the ongoing telecommunications standards-setting process. • Order permits telecommunications carriers the option of using Trusted Third Parties (TTPs) to assist in meeting their CALEA obligations and providing law enforcement the electronic surveillance information those agencies require in an acceptable format.

Regulatory Activities • Restricts the availability of compliance extensions to equipment, facilities and services deployed prior to October 25, 1998 and clarifies which carriers may be reimbursed for their CALEA compliance costs. • Strengthens the FCC’s enforcement abilities • Concludes that carriers are responsible for CALEA development and implementation costs for post-January 1, 1995 equipment and facilities, and declines to adopt a national surcharge to recover CALEA costs. • Requires all carriers providing facilities-based broadband Internet access and interconnected Vo. IP service to submit interim reports to the Commission to ensure that they will be CALEA-compliant by May 14, 2007