House and Senate Legislation on VoIP

  • H. R. 4129 – “Law Enforcement Access – (1) Requirements regarding assistance capabilities- Effective as provided in paragraph (3)(D), each provider of a connected VoIP application shall ensure that its equipment, facilities, or services are capable of — (A) enabling the government to intercept communications transmitted using such application and to access call-identifying information regarding communications so transmitted, and (B) delivering such intercepted communications and call-identifying information to the government…”
  • S. 2281 – Includes this provision: “ACCESS TO INFORMATION BY LAW ENFORCEMENT- The Commission shall require a provider of a connected VOIP application to provide access to necessary information to law enforcement agencies not less than that required of information service providers.”
  • See also the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (CALEA),
    Pub. L. No. 103-414, 108 Stat. 4279 and this FCC website that provides updates on the CALEA statute.
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