Facilities-based providers of broadband and VoIP must file a CALEA Form 445 at the FCC by Monday, February 12th (today). This is a report form - compliance is due May 14, 2007. Please fill out form 445 to the best of your ability and submit it to the FCC by EOB Monday. If you have questions about this, please contact the FCC or a telecom attorney, like Kris Twomey. You can get more details at the FCC's CALEA site; and from the Original FCC CALEA Order for VOIP & ISP. The FCC has a link to this site: AskCALEA, but like the commercial goes for H&R Block, you can't talk to a website.
I know what you are all thinking: What the heck is a Facilities-based providers of broadband and VoIP? Here's my interpretation: If you own the network (like a WISP or fiber or cable network), you are facilities based and need to file as a BB provider. (FCC defines BB as 200k). If you own a switch (Broadsoft, Metaswitch, Sylantro, whatever) providing a voice replacement service, you are facilities based and need to file.
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