§  1.20006   Assistance capability requirements.

   (a) Telecommunications carriers shall provide to a Law Enforcement
   Agency the assistance capability requirements of CALEA regarding wire
   and electronic communications and call-identifying information, see 47
   U.S.C. 1002. A carrier may satisfy these requirements by complying with
   publicly available technical requirements or standards adopted by an
   industry association or standard-setting organization, such as
   J-STD-025 (current version), or by the Commission.

   (b) Telecommunications carriers shall consult, as necessary, in a
   timely fashion with manufacturers of its telecommunications
   transmission and switching equipment and its providers of
   telecommunications support services for the purpose of ensuring that
   current and planned equipment, facilities, and services comply with the
   assistance capability requirements of 47 U.S.C. 1002.

   (c) A manufacturer of telecommunications transmission or switching
   equipment and a provider of telecommunications support service shall,
   on a reasonably timely basis and at a reasonable charge, make available
   to the telecommunications carriers using its equipment, facilities, or
   services such features or modifications as are necessary to permit such
   carriers to comply with the assistance capability requirements of 47
   U.S.C. 1002.

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