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Surveillance Compliance Deadline Lapses for US Internet Service Providers
May 14, 2007, was the deadline for US broadband and VoIP service providers to demonstrate their ability to comply with the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (the “Act”). In 2005, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) extended the Act’s requirement for compliance with wiretap access to broadband and VoIP service providers; under the new regulation, these providers are required to allow law enforcement to carry out the equivalent of a wiretap on their users.
The providers had until May 14 to have in place a system that would allow monitoring by investigators; failure to comply by the deadline may result in the provider being referred for enforcement.
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