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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322 
 DA  05-  2712  October  14,  2005 
 COMMENT  AND  REPLY  COMMENT  DATES  ESTABLISHED  FOR  FURTHER  NOTICE  OF  PROPOSED  RULEMAKING  IN  THE  MATTER  OF 
 COMMUNICATIONS  ASSISTANCE  FOR  LAW  ENFORCEMENT  ACT  AND  BROADBAND  ACCESS  AND  SERVICES 


 ET  DOCKET  NO.  04-  295 
 Comments  Due:  November  14,  2005  Reply  Comments  Due:  December  12,  2005 


 On  September  23,  2005,  the  Commission  released  the  Further  Notice  of  Proposed  Rulemaking  in  ET  Docket  No.  04-  295  (FNPRM).  1  In  the  FNPRM,  the  Commission  sought  comment  on  various  issues 
 related  to  the  applicability  of  CALEA  to  providers  of  facilities-  based  broadband  Internet  access  services  and  providers  of  interconnected  VoIP  services.  A  summary  of  the  FNPRM  was  published  in  the  Federal 
 Register  on  October  13,  2005,  triggering  the  cycle  for  comments  and  reply  comments.  2 
 This  matter  shall  be  treated  as  a  “permit-  but-  disclose”  proceeding  in  accordance  with  the  Commission’s  ex  parte  rules.  Persons  making  oral  ex  parte  presentations  are  reminded  that  memoranda 
 summarizing  the  presentations  must  contain  summaries  of  the  substance  of  the  presentations  and  not  merely  a  listing  of  the  subjects  discussed.  More  than  a  one  or  two  sentence  description  of  the  views  and 
 arguments  presented  is  generally  required.  Other  requirements  pertaining  to  oral  and  written  presentations  are  set  forth  in  section  1.1206(  b)  of  the  Commission’s  rules.  3 


 Pursuant  to  sections  1.415  and  1.419  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  47  C.  F.  R  §§  1.  415,  1.  419,  interested  parties  may  file  comments  on  or  before  November  14,  2005  and  reply  comments  on  or  before 
 December  12,  2005.  All  filings  related  to  this  FNPRM  should  refer  to  ET  Docket  No.  04-  295.  Comments  may  be  filed  using:  (1)  the  Commission’s  Electronic  Comment  Filing  System  (ECFS),  (2)  the 
 Federal  Government’s  eRulemaking  Portal,  or  (3)  by  filing  paper  copies.  See  Electronic  Filing  of  Documents  in  Rulemaking  Proceedings,  63  FR  24121  (1998). 


 1  Communications  Assistance  for  Law  Enforcement  Act  and  Broadband  Access  and  Services,  ET  Docket  No.  04- 
 295,  First  Report  and  Order  and  Further  Notice  of  Proposed  Rulemaking,  FCC  05-  153  (rel.  Sept.  23,  2005).  Together  with  the  FNPRM,  the  Commission  adopted  the  First  Report  and  Order  in  ET  Docket  No.  04-  295  (Order). 


 In  the  Order,  the  Commission  established  that  the  Communications  Assistance  for  Law  Enforcement  Act  (CALEA)  applies  to  providers  of  facilities-  based  broadband  Internet  access  services  and  providers  of  interconnected  voice  over 
 Internet  protocol  (VoIP)  services.  See  id.  2 
 70  Fed.  Reg.  59,  704  (Oct.  13,  2005).  3 
 47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.1206(  b). 
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