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47 U.S.C. 1004: Systems security and integrityText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 47-TELECOMMUNICATIONSCHAPTER 9-INTERCEPTION OF DIGITAL AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS

§1004. Systems security and integrity

A telecommunications carrier shall ensure that any interception of communications or access to call-identifying information effected within its switching premises can be activated only in accordance with a court order or other lawful authorization and with the affirmative intervention of an individual officer or employee of the carrier acting in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Commission.

( Pub. L. 103–414, title I, § 105 , Oct. 25, 1994 , 108 Stat. 4283 .)

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective on the date that is 4 years after Oct. 25, 1994, see section 111(b) of Pub. L. 103–414, set out as a note under section 1001 of this title.