# Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act
> **Federal Communications Commission** · Final rule. · Published 2002-05-02 · Effective 2002-06-03 · 67 FR 21999
## Document
- **Document number:** 02-10832
- **Category:** broadband
- **Federal Register citation:** 67 FR 21999
- **CFR reference:** 47 CFR 22
- **Publication date:** 2002-05-02
- **Effective date:** 2002-06-03
- **FCC docket:** CC Docket No. 97-213
## Abstract

This document adopts four electronic surveillance capabilities for wireline, cellular, and broadband Personal Communications Services ("PCS") telecommunications carriers and sets a compliance date of June 30, 2002 for those four capabilities, as well as two capabilities previously mandated by the Commission. The Commission takes this action under the provisions of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-414, 108 Stat. 4279 (1994) (codified as amended in scattered sections of 18 U.S.C. and 47 U.S.C. 229, 1001-1010, 1021)). ("CALEA") and in response to a decision issued by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ("Court") that vacated four Department of Justice ("DoJ")/Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI") "punch list" electronic surveillance capabilities mandated by the Commission's Third Report and Order ("Third R&O") in this proceeding.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/05/02/02-10832/communications-assistance-for-law-enforcement-act)
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