ATIS and TIA’S Joint CALEA Standard Published as an American National Standard  

October 2, 2006, Washington, D.C. – The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) and the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) have published a revision to their joint standard, “Lawfully Authorized Electronic Surveillance,” ANSI/J-STD-025-B-2006.

The document was originally published as an industry standard, J-STD-025-B, in 2004, and was recently approved as an American National Standard (ANS). It is intended that this ANS will supersede the prior industry standard J-STD-025-B.

The purpose of this standard is to facilitate a telecommunications service provider’s (TSP) compliance with the assistance capability requirements defined in Section 103 of CALEA and to help ensure efficient and industry-wide implementation of the assistance capability requirements. Additional capabilities have been included in ANSI/J-STD-025-B-2006 to assist the law enforcement agency (LEA) in conducting lawfully authorized electronic surveillance on cdma2000 ® broadband packet data services. The standard offers a “safe harbor” under Section 107 of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA), Public Law 103-414.

ANSI/J-STD-025-B-2006 was created by ATIS’ Wireless Technologies and Systems Committee, ATIS’ Packet Technologies and Systems Committee and TIA TR-45. To obtain copies of the document, visit the ATIS Document Center at www.atis.org/docstore.

About ATIS

ATIS is a technical planning and standards development organization that is committed to rapidly developing and promoting technical and operations standards for the communications and related information technologies industry worldwide using a pragmatic, flexible and open approach. Participants from more than 350 communications companies are active in ATIS’ 23 industry committees and Incubator Solutions Program. www.atis.org

About TIA
The Telecommunications Industry Association is the leading trade association for the information and communications technology (ICT) industry. As owner and producer of GLOBALCOMM™, TIA serves ICT suppliers to global markets through its leadership in standards development, domestic and international policy advocacy, and facilitating member business opportunities. TIA is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) to develop American National Standards used by the industry and others. TIA represents the communications sector of the Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA). Visit us at http://www.tiaonline.org. GLOBALCOMM™ is a trademark of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA). The Next-Generation Communications Marketplace and Summit will take place June 18-21, 2007, at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Visit www.globalcomm2007.com.

cdma2000 ® is a registered trademark and certification mark of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA- USA).

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