> > That is IF you even get an order. The brunt of the work is > > at the tier1's. This is like DDOS. LEC's have to do it, but > > they frequently misinterpret the requirements and scale and > > end up spending money they never had to. Misinterpretation is > > a big problem for CALEA, technically speaking. > > First time anyone has every accused tier 1's of spending > money they didn't > need too.
Let me lower the reading comprehension level for you. I said that tier1's bear the brunt of the orders, and insinuated that tier2's get less orders. They do. Many midwest/rural CLEC's get NO orders. They must still be compliant. > > Folks may find it useful to review [ SNIP ] The place to get the authoritative word is direct from the AskCALEA folks here: http://www.askcalea.net/ - and of course you can discuss with your telecom lawyers. You may be confusing terminology though, which is understandable. I can't find a government official calling defining the applicability of the law a "wish list" so I'll leave that to the gentle readers to determine. -M<