RE: CALEA for co-lo transit providers?

I refuse to offer any legal opinions.. I get confused just doing my
taxes..  but for the answer to your questions I would suggest heading
right over to http://www.askcalea.net .  
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] 
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Todd
> Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 12:48 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: CALEA for co-lo transit providers?
> 
> 
> I'm sure someone knows this off the top of their heads, so 
> I'll ask the non-lawyers here for some clue before I wade 
> into the documentation...
> 
> I know that CALEA applies to all "service providers" for 
> broadband access and VoIP application services here in the 
> United States. 
> However, does CALEA apply to co-location transit 
> providers?(*)  In other words: facilities that have no 
> end-users or end-user circuits 
> in them, but only large arrays of application servers?   I'm asking 
> about IP transit, and not about physical layer.  Equinix, as an
> example: with their Equinix Direct product (blended transit 
> inside their facilities) are they subject to CALEA?
> 
> My gut instinct is "no" after doing some reading, but it's 
> not entirely clear.  Opinions welcome, and referenced facts 
> even more so.
> 
> 
> (*) Of course, one always must comply with a court order, but that is 
> not what I'm asking about - I'm talking about the "built-in" 
> intercept functionality that many equipment vendors are now 
> integrating into equipment, and pre-event access configuration that 
> may be requested by LEAs.
> 
> JT
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