The FCC's battle with universities/libraries over VoIP and data wiretapping continues

Iria · May 7, 2006, 04:27 AM

Source: Ars Technica
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On Wednesday, the FCC rebuffed calls from universities and libraries for both exemptions from the federal wiretapping rules that are now being applied to the Internet and for extensions to the May 14, 2007 deadline that ISPs have for compliance with those rules. As far as can we can tell from the two-page summary that has been released, the FCC's new order on the application of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) to facilities-based broadband service providers contains the following three provisions, among others:

May 7, 2006, 04:27 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	The FCC's battle with universities/libraries over VoIP and data wiretapping continues Source: Ars Technica __________ On Wednesday, the FCC rebuffed calls from universities and libraries for both exemptions from the federal wiretapping rules that are now being applied to the Internet and for extensions to the May 14, 2007 deadline that ISPs have for compliance with those rules. As far as can we can tell from the two-page summary that has been released, the FCC's new order on the application of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) to facilities-based broadband service providers contains the following three provisions, among others: