Sec.  1.20006   Assistance capability requirements.

   (a) Telecommunications carriers shall provide to a Law Enforcement Agency
   the  assistance  capability  requirements  of CALEA regarding wire and
   electronic communications and call-identifying information, see 47 U.S.C.
   1002. A carrier may satisfy these requirements by complying with publicly
   available  technical  requirements or standards adopted by an industry
   association or standard-setting organization, such as J–STD–025 (current
   version), or by the Commission.

   (b) Telecommunications carriers 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 assistance capability requirements of 47 U.S.C.
   1002.

   (c) A manufacturer of telecommunications transmission or switching equipment
   and a provider of telecommunications support service 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 assistance capability requirements of 47 U.S.C. 1002.