CALEA and its impact on VoIP Providers - Wire Speed Telecommunication - Serving, Idaho, Texas, Wisconsin and Illinois

CALEA and Voip

In October 1994, Congress took action to protect public safety and national security by enacting CALEA. The law further defines the existing statutory obligation of telecommunications carriers to assist law enforcement in executing electronic surveillance pursuant to court order or other lawful authorization.¹

On August 5, 2005, the Commission adopted another order in which it determined that providers of
interconnected VoIP services, as defined in the VoIP 911 Order, are subject to the Communications
Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA).²

May 3rd, 2006, the Federal Communications Commission adopted a Second Report and Order and Memorandum Opinion and Order (Order) that addresses several issues regarding implementation of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA).The primary goal of the Order is to ensure that Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) have all of the resources that CALEA authorizes to combat crime and support homeland security, particularly with regard to facilities-based broadband Internet access providers and interconnected voice over Internet protocol (VOIP) providers. The Order balances the needs of Law Enforcement with the competing aims of encouraging the development of new communications services and technologies and protecting customer privacy.³

WireSpeed and its providers have made arrangements and is currently compliant with LEA requests for access to facilities. WireSpeed supports the legal use of CALEA powers to protect the safety of American Citizens. WireSpeed guards customer data and will protect customer privacy at all reasonable costs.

1 Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act http://www.askcalea.net/
2 Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act and Broadband Access and Services
3 FCC News, May 3rd, 2006, http://www.fcc.gov

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