[VoiceOps] CALEA ECFS Mandatory Filings - one more requirement to know about

[Mary Lou Carey]

I just want to give everyone one more heads-up about an upcoming change 
I was just notified of. Beginning 30 days after the new rule is 
published, you need to start filing your CALEA SSI plan online. If you 
have an FCC login, you should already have access to the CALEA filing 
system (CEFS). It shows up as an option in the boxes below on this page.

https://www.fcc.gov/licensing-databases/fcc-user-login

For those of you who aren't familiar with CALEA, it basically notifies 
the law enforcement agencies what your procedures are so that when they 
need to request surveillance from your network they know who to contact 
and how to do it. For more information on CALEA filings see:

https://www.fcc.gov/calea


Also below is the announcement and link for the order.

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On May 15, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)'s Public 
Safety and Homeland Security Bureau issued an Order amending the FCC's 
rules to now require electronic filing of new and updated System 
Security and Integrity Policies and Procedures (SSI Plans) under the 
Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA).  The updated 
rule will become effective 30 days after publication of the FCC Order in 
the Federal Register.  After publication in the Federal Register, the 
FCC will issue a Public Notice to announce the specific date for 
mandatory electronic filing of SSI Plans.

Covered entities, which include telecommunications carriers, 
facilities-based broadband internet access providers, and interconnected 
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers will be required to file 
SSI Plans in the new CALEA Electronic Filing System (CEFS).  Filers can 
continue to choose to voluntarily file their SSI Plan electronically in 
CEFS or by paper until the new rule becomes effective, after which paper 
filings will no longer be accepted.  Covered entities that already filed 
their SSI Plans by paper will not be required to re-file them 
electronically unless their SSI Plans need to be updated.

All providers subject to CALEA must file SSI Plans before beginning 
service and must file any updates within 90 days of changes to a filed 
plan.

Here is a link to the FCC's May 15, 2023 Order.  DA-23-392A1.pdf 
(fcc.gov)


MARY LOU CAREY
BackUP Telecom Consulting
Office: 615-791-9969
Cell: 615-796-1111