14 Mar
2004
14 Mar
'04
6:38 p.m.
On Mon, 15 Mar 2004, Paul Koning wrote:
Vintage> On Sun, 14 Mar 2004, Brad Parker wrote:
CALEA is a carrier-specific regulation (i.e. AT&T, Verizon, the Bells,
etc.) and NOT a standard for phone system implementation.
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> I believe phone switches have had this
requirement for many, many
> years (probably since the time of the (dis)honorable senator
> Joseph McCarthy).
Vintage> No they haven't. Sure, the feature exists in more
Vintage> sophisticated phone systems, but it's never been there as a
Vintage> government requirement for ease of wire-tapping.
Sure it has, CALEA has been the law of the land for some time now.
Not going back as far as the great unlamented Joe, though; back then
it wasn't that hard and no special laws were needed. Besides, there
was only one phone company and it was cooperative...