The Dept. of Justice said last week it wouldn’t stand in the way ...
The Dept. of Justice said last week it wouldn’t stand in the way of the FCC’s consideration of regulatory issues raised by the growth of VoIP technology. DoJ sent a letter to the FCC Wed. that appeared to back…
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off from an earlier letter from the FBI and DoJ (CD Feb 2 p1) that had asked the FCC not to act on VoIP matters until action was taken to make sure law enforcement agencies would be able to tap into VoIP calls. The new letter from Deputy Asst. Attorney Gen. John Malcolm, which the FCC and DoJ officials acknowledge was sent, wasn’t made available publicly although it had been obtained by The Wall St. Journal. Some observers said the Malcolm letter appeared to clear the way for the FCC to place 2 VoIP proceedings on the agenda for the open meeting Feb. 12 (CD Feb 6 p1) -- (1) A notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) asking for comment on how the new technology should be treated by regulators. (2) A petition by Pulver.com for a ruling that its VoIP offering wasn’t a telecom service. Malcolm’s letter said the Justice Dept. would prefer that the FCC solve the wiretapping problem first but didn’t want to impede its work or the development of VoIP services.