2002 FCC Decisions

April 11, 2002

Order on Remand FCC 02-108 ordering capabilities authorized by CALEA must be provided by wireline, cellular, and broadband PCS telecommunications carriers. The FCC issued this order in response to a decision issued by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit that vacated four Department of Justice/Federal Bureau of Investigation Punch List electronic surveillance capabilities mandated by the Third Report and Order. The final rule is published in the Federal Register at 67 Fed. Reg. 21999 (2002).

March 26, 2002

Public Notice DA 02-720 extending the preliminary extension date for Section 103 compliance for wireline carriers to June 30, 2002, for those carriers listed in Appendix A.

February 28, 2002

Order DA 02-471 granting the petitions for extension of wireline telecommunications carriers listed in Appendix A to the extent consistent with the dates the carriers received under the FBI's Flexible Deployment Program. Additionally, the FCC granted the petitioners listed in Appendix B an additional preliminary extension of the compliance date for Section 103 until March 31, 2002, or until superseded by a final determination on the merits of the underlying extension request.