I saw this while looking at fcc.gov today. Is anyone really surprised about this decision? This has been in the works for over a year now - and is still in the works. It's still open for comments in the Federal Register, actually. Especially after the E911 ruling, this was coming. I'm curious to see how Open-Source * deployments in the biz handle this. There's quite a bit of controversy about intentionally installing a "vulnerability" in your software. Any other takes on this?
Tom Hayden On 9/28/05, Rehan Ahmed AllahWala - Super Technologies I <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ------- Forwarded message follows ------- > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > From: "talknettalk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date sent: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 19:30:49 -0000 > Subject: [ciscovoip] Special - FCC Mandates VoIP Wiretap Rules > - Special TECHtionary.com TECH-Tip Und > > [ Double-click this line for list subscription options ] > > The animated TECH-Tip tutorial available at > http://www.techtionary.com > > Summary > > The FCC has determined that providers of broadband internet access are > not relieved of CALEA obligations. That is, the FCC has ruled that > broadband internet access classified as an information service under > the Communications Act does not determine its classification for CALEA > purposes. Up to this point ISPs were considered information services > not communications but already subject to a number of electronic > surveillance statutes that compel their cooperation with law > enforcement agencies. The ruling also covers "managed voip" services > and rural providers as well. Implementation of this requirement is > likely in 2007, however, like E911, voip providers are on notice to > get this done. > > For the complete FCC Notice http://www.fcc.gov/FCC-05-153A1.pdf > > Details > > CALEA-Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act compliance is > a legal obligation imposed on all carriers covered by the statute. > According to the FBI, "lawfully-authorized electronic surveillance is > considered to consist of both the interception of communications > content (commonly referred to as wire taps) and the acquisition of > dialing and signaling information used to identify the call (e.g. > DNIS-Dialed Number Information Service) through the use of pen > registers (lawful acquisition of certain outgoing, dialing, routing, > addressing or signaling information) and/or through the use of trap > and trace (source of a wire or electronic communications) devices." > > > What follows is the standard global legacy interface with the key > interfaces: > > HI1-Handover Interface One - Administrative Information > > HI2-Handover Interface Two - Intercept Related Information > > HI3-Handover Interface Three - Content of Communications > > LI1-Lawful Interception interface One - Interception procedures > > Shown here is a model for interception of IP-Internet Protocol > traffic. Since this part of an ongoing Notice of Proposed > Rulemaking by the FCC-Federal Communications Commission > (www.fcc.org), a review of FCC documents is encouraged for the > latest rules and regulations. The FCC indicated "the broadband > access service and ISP-Internet Service Providers may not be able to > easily isolate call-identifying information for VoIP-Voice over > Internet Protocol without examining the packet content." While it is > understood that nearly every IP is examined in details for data type, > protocol, port, source/destination address, it may be a considerable > effort to retrieve digits dialed or DDE-Dialed Digit Extraction used > in the various methods used in the PSTN-Public Switched Telephone > Network such as inband signaling or SS7-Signaling System 7. > > A new standardized approach has emerged for TTP-Trusted Third Party > service called network MS-Mediation Service (L1 Provider Premises) and > LEMF-Law Enforcement Monitoring Facility. According to the FCC, > "individual carriers are free to choose any technical solution that > meets the assistance capability requirements of CALEA." There are a > number of different approaches to this issue. Internal, Adjunct and > Integrated concepts will be discussed next; however there may be many > other viable concepts. The FCC requires that "all domestic > communicates be transmitted through U.S. earth stations or routes > through a POP-Point of Presence that includes a network switch or > router that is located in the U.S. While other countries have adapted > CALEA-like regulations, there are many problems to be overcome for > international interception. > > > > Background > > The remainder of this tutorial is an introduction not an indepth > analysis of 911. 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