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Title 47 — Telecommunications

Chapter 9 — Interception of Digital and Other Communications

§ 1005. Cooperation of equipment manufacturers and providers of telecommunications support services

Statutory text

(a)

Consultation

A telecommunications carrier shall consult, as necessary, in a timely fashion with manufacturers of its telecommunications transmission and switching equipment and its providers of telecommunications support services for the purpose of ensuring that current and planned equipment, facilities, and services comply with the capability requirements of section 1002 of this title and the capacity requirements identified by the Attorney General under section 1003 of this title.

(b)

Cooperation

Subject to sections 1003(e), 1007(a), and 1008(b) and (d) of this title, a manufacturer of telecommunications transmission or switching equipment and a provider of telecommunications support services shall, on a reasonably timely basis and at a reasonable charge, make available to the telecommunications carriers using its equipment, facilities, or services such features or modifications as are necessary to permit such carriers to comply with the capability requirements of section 1002 of this title and the capacity requirements identified by the Attorney General under section 1003 of this title.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act

    Pub. L. 103–414 title I § 106 · 108 Stat. 4279

    Enacted · 47 U.S.C. § 1005

    (Pub. L. 103–414, title I, § 106, Oct. 25, 1994, 108 Stat. 4284.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 103–414, title I, § 106, Oct. 25, 1994, 108 Stat. 4284.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 106. COOPERATION OF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS AND PROVIDERS OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT SERVICES. (a) Consultation.— A telecommunications carrier shall consult, as necessary, in a timely fashion with manufacturers of its telecommunications transmission and switching equipment and its providers of telecommunications support services for the purpose of ensuring that current and planned equipment, facilities, and services comply with the capability requirements of section 103 and the capacity requirements identified by the Attorney General under section 104. (b) Cooperation.— Subject to sections 104(e), 108(a), and 109 (b) and (d), a manufacturer of telecommunications transmission or switching equipment and a provider of telecommunications support services shall, on a reasonably timely basis and at a reasonable charge, make available to the telecommunications carriers using its equipment, facilities, or services such features or modifications as are necessary to permit such carriers to comply with the capability requirements of section 103 and the capacity requirements identified by the Attorney General under section 104.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Pub. L. 103–414, title I, § 106, , 108 Stat. 4284.)

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