Title 47 — Telegraphs, Telephones, and RadiotelegraphsRelease 119-73
§1004 Systems security and integrity
Title 47 › Chapter CHAPTER 9— - INTERCEPTION OF DIGITAL AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - INTERCEPTION OF DIGITAL AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS › § 1004
Summary
Carriers must ensure interception or call-ID access in switches only with a court or legal authorization plus employee activation under FCC rules.
Full Legal Text
Title 47, §1004
Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
A telecommunications carrier shall ensure that any interception of communications or access to call-identifying information effected within its switching premises can be activated only in accordance with a court order or other lawful authorization and with the affirmative intervention of an individual officer or employee of the carrier acting in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Commission.
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Effective Date
Section effective on the date that is 4 years after Oct. 25, 1994, see section 111(b) of Pub. L. 103–414, set out as a note under section 1001 of this title.
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Citation
47 U.S.C. § 1004
Title 47 — Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73