47 U.S. Code § 1001 - Definitions

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Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School (text of the U.S. Code)

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https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/1001

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2026-10-02

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200

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US Code text is public domain; LII page presentation copyright Cornell; statute text public domain; short excerpts and locators only for LII presentation

Source notes citing this source

• CALEA defines call-identifying information as dialing or signaling information that identifies the origin, direction, destination, or termination of each communication generated or received by a subscriber through the carrier's equipment, facilities or services. in context
• Under CALEA, a telecommunications carrier includes a person or entity engaged in the transmission or switching of wire or electronic communications as a common carrier for hire. in context
• CALEA's carrier definition excludes persons or entities insofar as they are engaged in providing information services, and any class of carrier the FCC exempts by rule after consulting the Attorney General. in context
• CALEA's carrier definition also reaches an entity providing wire or electronic switching or transmission service that the FCC finds is a replacement for a substantial portion of the local telephone exchange service and that it is in the public interest to deem a carrier (the substantial replacement provision). in context

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, October 2). 47 U.S. Code § 1001 - Definitions. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/sources/cornell-lii-47-usc-1001

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-cornell-lii-47-usc-1001,
  title  = {47 U.S. Code § 1001 - Definitions},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/sources/cornell-lii-47-usc-1001},
  note   = {Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School (text of the U.S. Code), accessed 2026-10-02}
}