§ 1.20000   Purpose.

   Pursuant to the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA),
   Public Law 103-414, 108 Stat. 4279 (1994) (codified as amended in sections
   of 18 U.S.C. and 47 U.S.C.), this subpart contains rules that require a
   telecommunications carrier to:

   (a)  Ensure  that  any  interception  of  communications  or access to
   call-identifying information effected within its switching premises can be
   activated  only  in  accordance  with appropriate legal authorization,
   appropriate carrier authorization, and with the affirmative intervention of
   an individual officer or employee of the carrier acting in accordance with
   regulations prescribed by the Commission; and

   (b) Implement the assistance capability requirements of CALEA section 103,
   47 U.S.C. 1002, to ensure law enforcement access to authorized wire and
   electronic communications or call-identifying information.

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