Title 47, Telegraphs, Telephones, and RadiotelegraphsRelease 119-102

§1004 Systems Security and Integrity

Title 47 › CHAPTER 9 — INTERCEPTION OF DIGITAL AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS › SUBCHAPTER I — INTERCEPTION OF DIGITAL AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS › § 1004

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Telecommunications carriers must make sure any listening in on communications or access to call-identifying information inside their switching facilities can only be turned on with a court order or other legal authorization. It also must be activated only when an individual officer or employee of the carrier deliberately enables it and follows the rules set by the Commission.

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.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

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

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102