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Re: [Fwd: [IP] Feds: VoIP a potential haven for terrorists]
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Scott Weeks)
Fri Jun 18 15:31:22 2004
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 09:30:03 -1000 (HST)
From: Scott Weeks <surfer@mauigateway.com>
To: nanog <nanog@merit.edu>
In-Reply-To: <40D2EB8E.5020904@outblaze.com>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
On Fri, 18 Jun 2004, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote:
: Feds: VoIP a potential haven for terrorists
: By Declan McCullagh
: The Senate's action comes as the FCC considers a request submitted in
: March by the FBI. If the request is approved, all broadband Internet
: providers--including companies using cable and digital subscriber line
: technology--will be required to rewire their networks to support easy
: wiretapping by police.
Anyone know yet if they've they said who would have to pay for it, and
what they specifically mean by "broadband Internet providers"?
scott