VeriSign is testing wiretapping service it will offer to carriers...
VeriSign is testing wiretapping service it will offer to carriers to let them comply with Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA). VeriSign NetDiscovery service is expected to be commercially available early in July for landline, wireless and cable…
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telephony providers, company said. Carriers face FCC-mandated June 30 deadline to comply with CALEA, which allows law enforcement officials acting with court order to intercept targeted phone calls and/or quickly access caller ID data. Carriers will be able to outsource wiretap operations to VeriSign for monthly fee, rather than spend as much as $500,000 to upgrade each switch and $150,000 per year to administer systems, company said. VeriSign is best known as Internet domain name registrar, but also offers managed data network security services. It recently added telecom offerings with purchase of Illuminet Holdings and H.O. Systems. With Illuminet, it gained nationwide carrier-to-carrier switching network that routes wireline and wireless calls. That network allows VeriSign to offer caller ID and roaming as well as new wiretap service.