Title 47 — Telegraphs, Telephones, and RadiotelegraphsRelease 119-73

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

Title 47 › Chapter CHAPTER 9— - INTERCEPTION OF DIGITAL AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - INTERCEPTION OF DIGITAL AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS › § 1005

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Telecommunications carriers must promptly talk with the makers of their transmission and switching equipment and with their support-service providers so current and planned equipment, facilities, and services meet the capability rules in section 1002 and the capacity rules the Attorney General sets in section 1003. Manufacturers and providers must give carriers the features or changes needed to meet those requirements on a reasonably timely basis and for a reasonable charge, subject to sections 1003(e), 1007(a), and 1008(b) and (d).

Full Legal Text

Title 47, §1005

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(a)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)Subject to section 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.

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Citation

47 U.S.C. § 1005

Title 47 — Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73