It has been one month since the FCC’s May 14 deadline for the Communications Assistance to Law Enforcement Act Order went into effect. Yet, according to a CALEA solution provider that I spoke with today, more than half of the VoIP service providers he talks with are still non-compliant. He says most seem to be waiting until they actually receive an intercept order before they pull the trigger on his company’s $75,000 solution.

The fine for not meeting CALEA requirements can be up to $10,000 a day. But the FCC has not announced a procedure for determining who gets fined, or when or for how much. Indeed, it is hard to figure out how the penalty provisions of the order get applied and by which government agency.

Amidst that lack of clarity, it’s no surprise that some service providers are taking a wait-and-see approach. If past experience is any indication, it will take a well-publicized story about a fine being levied before many swallow the CALEA pill.

For those that have not yet made a decision, Solegy has developed an outsourced solution that takes much of the pain out of the law’s complex requirements. Contact us to find out if we can help you.

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