Text of the order: http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-05-153A1.pdf --- http://beta.news.com.com/2100-7352_3-5883032.html By Declan McCullagh and Anne Broache Staff Writers, CNET News.com Published: September 26, 2005, 2:05 PM PDT Broadband providers and Internet phone services have until spring 2007 to follow a new and complex set of rules designed to make it easier for police to seek wiretaps, federal regulators have ruled. It's clear from the Federal Communications Commission's 59-page decision, released late Friday evening, that any voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, provider linking with the public telephone network must be wiretap-ready. That list would include companies such as Vonage, SkypeOut and Packet 8. But what remains uncertain is what the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) ruling means for companies, universities, nonprofits--and even individuals offering wireless or other forms of Internet access. [...remainder snipped...] _______________________________________________ Politech mailing list Archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Moderated by Declan McCullagh (http://www.mccullagh.org/)
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