well, it's been awesome for us. We've already sold a couple of hotspot management packages locally just based on the fear that the FBI will come knocking.
I'm really hoping that CALEA requirements settle down to allowing tcpdump / ethereal captures... This is what WISPA should be lobbying for ... It'll create a grass-roots industry just to solve that problem, ala Y2k. -----Original Message----- From: Doug Ratcliffe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 6:38 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [isp-wireless] More CALEA deadlines. Monday March 12th So are networks such as free muni-Wifi going to be CALEA also? How would a free network ever be CALEA compliant? Is every hotspot out there going to need CALEA compliance as well? I mean, a paid hotspot operator behind a firewall is just as much as WISP as we all are. Should they be filing a form 477 too? What makes their facilities any less important than my facilities? If I operate a hotspot-style network, do I become exempt for CALEA? I'd like to see Starbucks, McDonalds, Krystals, Dennys be forced to install CALEA equipment... Yeah right. I ought to just operate a totally anonymous prepaid hotspot network and then I won't worry about subpoenas because I have no information. I just don't understand this, in one breath the government says "The US is behind the rest of the world in broadband growth" and in the next breath they say "Buy this super-expensive equipment in order to operate". Next, they drag around with 3650, make it NOT usable with current 3.5 equipment that's TDD/FDD. They offer USF to telcos but not us to expand into rural areas. I'm starting to think they don't want us little guys around. We've got broken equipment on towers we don't have money to replace. Now they want us to buy something that will be used on less than 75 customers that are all legitimate businesses anyways. This is ridiculous. ----- Original Message ----- From: "S.Y.W.S.S." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 6:05 PM Subject: Re: [isp-wireless] More CALEA deadlines. Monday March 12th > What is the form number of this now?. > > Their site doesn't really help with the key word search. > > What if you already told the FCC back in Feb you were not going to be > compliant > by March ??, and they already talked to you about it? > > "We have your information, if anything comes up with your service we have > your contact > information." > > I told them there was no way I could afford, the software, hardware of TTP > service. I also > told them I would have to have them provide financial aid if it was ever > required I be compliant > as per their own section for subsidizing the costs. > > Also the way I understand it, if you have good customers. We have only > received a court order > once for emails relating to one user in 12 years. Simple live forward worked > great. They received > a copy of every email they sent and received. Might not have much to worry > about anyway. > > We cut their access after it was done. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Cc: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 2:32 PM > Subject: [isp-wireless] More CALEA deadlines. Monday March 12th > > > > Hi All, > > > > Sigh. More law enforcement fun due next week. > > > > As you all know by now, we had to file an FCC form 445 a couple of weeks > > ago. That was a form telling the FCC how we're doing at becoming CALEA > > compliant. Now we have to tell them what our policies will be when we're > > hit with a CALEA action. That's what Monday's filing is all about. > > > > WISPA has worked on this issue with telecom attorney Kris Twomey. He's > > worked with us WISPs for a long time and ran a plan past the WISPA board > > for SSI procedures. We're recommending Kris' handbook as either your > > policy or a starting point for one of your own. > > > > If you want Kris to help you you'll have to send him the following > > information: > > Full company info. > > example: > > Marlon K. Schafer dBa Odessa Office Equipment > > box 489 > > 107 S. 1st Street > > Odessa Wa. 99159 > > (509) 982-2181 > > > > Primary contact: > > Marlon K. Schafer > > office line > > cell phone > > pager > > > > Alternate contact: > > > > Hours available: > > 24/7 as cell phone coverage allows > > > > Etc. > > > > Kris has worked out a great platform for this. The cost to have him file > > for you is $250. If you are a WISPA member it's $100. You'll have until > > March 12 to join > > WISPA and get the WISPA rate... > > > > Here's Kris' explanation of what this is and his contact info. Please > > direct questions directly to Kris as I don't know enough about this to > > answer any :-) > > > > First a little background. About a year ago, the FCC required all > > facilities-based broadband and VoIP providers to ensure that they are > > "CALEA compliant" by May 14, 2007. CALEA stands for Communications for > > Law Enforcement Act, and previously only applied to telecommunications > > carriers selling traditional voice services. The FCC and FBI are > > worried about the ability of bad guys and terrorists to use advanced > > communications methods to avoid detection, resulting in this expansion > > of CALEA. > > > > There has been much discussion as to which companies are caught in this > > requirement. WISPs are considered facilities-based providers because > > WISPs build, manage, and control infrastructure used to provide > > broadband to consumers. This is distinct from traditional ISPs that > > purchase DSL transport from their local ILEC and sell DSL. Those ISPs > > are not covered by CALEA, instead, their ILEC is responsible for > > maintaining CALEA-compliant equipment. WISPs, however, are indeed > > required to become CALEA compliant. WISPA and several vendors are > > pursuing technical solutions for the WISP industry to adopt that will > > meet this CALEA requirement. > > > > In the meantime, the FCC established interim deadlines as part of the > > CALEA compliance verification process. By February 12, 2007, all WISPs > > should have filed a FCC Form 445 to alert the FCC as to the progress of > > upgrading equipment to be CALEA compliant. By March 12, 2007, all WISPs > > must file a "System Security and Integrity" Plan. The SSI Plan sets out > > the policies and procedures that WISPs agree to follow when receiving > > either a CALEA or Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ("FISA") traffic > > interception request from a law enforcement agency. The SSI also > > identifies the employees of the WISP to whom a law enforcement agency > > should contact with an interception request. The SSI that I drafted will > > provide the FCC with proof that the filer has CALEA procedures in place. > > It can also be used as a "best practices guide" for how WISPs should > > handle requests from law enforcement agencies, paperwork requirements, > > and record storage retention. The FCC has authorized fines of $10,000 > > per day for non-compliance, so this isn't just an annoying FCC request > > that can be ignored. > > > > As counsel to WISPA, I have created a template SSI Plan that satisfies > > FCC requirements for WISPs. I am offering to file the SSI Plans for > > WISPA members for the discounted fee of $100 each. Non-WISPA members may > > also take advantage of a reasonable rate for filing of $250; only active > > WISPA members get the discounted rate. I heard from one (new) client > > that a large law firm quoted them a price of $7500 to make the filing. I > > think that's unreasonable, borderline unethical, and is an example of > > the type of business practice that led me to start my own firm five > > years ago. Please feel free to pass this information along to anybody > > that might be interested. > > > > Kris > > __________________ > > Kristopher E. 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