§ 1001. — Definitions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 47USC1001]
TITLE 47--TELEGRAPHS, TELEPHONES, AND RADIOTELEGRAPHS
CHAPTER 9--INTERCEPTION OF DIGITAL AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS
SUBCHAPTER I--INTERCEPTION OF DIGITAL AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS
Sec. 1001. Definitions
For purposes of this subchapter--
(1) The terms defined in section 2510 of title 18 have,
respectively, the meanings stated in that section.
(2) The term ``call-identifying information'' means dialing or
signaling information that identifies the origin, direction,
destination, or termination of each communication generated or
received by a subscriber by means of any equipment, facility, or
service of a telecommunications carrier.
(3) The term ``Commission'' means the Federal Communications
Commission.
(4) The term ``electronic messaging services'' means software-
based services that enable the sharing of data, images, sound,
writing, or other information among computing devices controlled by
the senders or recipients of the messages.
(5) The term ``government'' means the government of the United
States and any agency or instrumentality thereof, the District of
Columbia, any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United
States, and any State or political subdivision thereof authorized by
law to conduct electronic surveillance.
(6) The term ``information services''--
(A) means the offering of a capability for generating,
acquiring, storing, transforming, processing, retrieving,
utilizing, or making available information via
telecommunications; and
(B) includes--
(i) a service that permits a customer to retrieve stored
information from, or file information for storage in,
information storage facilities;
(ii) electronic publishing; and
(iii) electronic messaging services; but
(C) does not include any capability for a telecommunications
carrier's internal management, control, or operation of its
telecommunications network.
(7) The term ``telecommunications support services'' means a
product, software, or service used by a telecommunications carrier
for the internal signaling or switching functions of its
telecommunications network.
(8) The term ``telecommunications carrier''--
(A) means a person or entity engaged in the transmission or
switching of wire or electronic communications as a common
carrier for hire; and
(B) includes--
(i) a person or entity engaged in providing commercial
mobile service (as defined in section 332(d) of this title);
or
(ii) a person or entity engaged in providing wire or
electronic communication switching or transmission service
to the extent that the Commission finds that such service is
a replacement for a substantial portion of the local
telephone exchange service and that it is in the public
interest to deem such a person or entity to be a
telecommunications carrier for purposes of this subchapter;
but
(C) does not include--
(i) persons or entities insofar as they are engaged in
providing information services; and
(ii) any class or category of telecommunications
carriers that the Commission exempts by rule after
consultation with the Attorney General.
(Pub. L. 103-414, title I, Sec. 102, Oct. 25, 1994, 108 Stat. 4279.)
Effective Date
Section 111 of title I of Pub. L. 103-414 provided that:
``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), this title
[enacting this subchapter and provisions set out below] shall take
effect on the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 25, 1994].
``(b) Assistance Capability and Systems Security and Integrity
Requirements.--Sections 103 and 105 of this title [enacting sections
1002 and 1004 of this title] shall take effect on the date that is 4
years after the date of enactment of this Act.''
Short Title
Section 101 of title I of Pub. L. 103-414 provided that: ``This
title [enacting this subchapter and provisions set out as a note above]
may be cited as the `Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement
Act'.''
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 18 section 2522.
