[96423] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: ISP CALEA compliance
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David E. Smith)
Thu May 10 12:37:25 2007
Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 11:36:38 -0500
From: "David E. Smith" <dave@mvn.net>
To: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0705100825420.9393@rapture.cyberflunk.com>
Errors-To: owner-nanog@merit.edu
Nikos Mouat wrote:
> I have interpretted CALEA to apply only to providers of VOICE service,
> be it VOIP or traditional, however I was told this morning point blank
> by the FCC that CALEA most definitely applies to all ISPs that provide
> internet access at speeds over 200k.
That, and the definition of ISP, are still a bit fuzzy...
wireless@wispa.org, for instance, has had a LOT of chatter about that,
but WISPA's staff attorney believes that small wireless ISPs are
required to be CALEA-compliant. (WISPA is a trade association for
wireless ISPs.) If small ISPs have to be compliant, it's probably safe
to assume big ISPs are too. :)
http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ is the list archive - there's
a lot of noise in there, but a fair amount of signal (start in February
2007 or so, and work your way up). There's also forms you're apparently
supposed to fill out (FCC Form 445, and a CALEA compliance plan due next
week).
As always your friendly attorney knows better than I do.
David Smith
MVN.net
