UNITED STATES TELECOM ASSOCIATION, et al., Petitioners,
v.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMISSION and United States of America, Respondents.
AirTouch Communications, Inc., et al., Intervenors
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued May 17, 2000.
Decided August 15, 2000.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Theodore B. Olson argued the cause for petitioners United States Telecom Association, et al. With him on the briefs were Eugene Scalia, John H. Harwood, II, Lynn R. Charytan, Michael Altschul, Jerry Berman, James X. Dempsey, Lawrence E. Sarjeant, Linda L. Kent, John W. Hunter and Julie E. Rones.
Gerard J. Waldron argued the cause for petitioners Electronic Privacy Information Center, et al. With him on the briefs were Kurt A. Wimmer, Carlos Perez-Albuerne, Lawrence M. Friedman, Kathleen A. Burdette, David L. Sobel and Marc Rotenberg.
Stewart A. Baker, Thomas M. Barba, Matthew L. Stennes, Mary McDermott, Brent H. Weingardt, Todd B. Lantor, Robert A. Long Jr., Kevin C. Newsom, Robert B. McKenna and Dan L. Poole were on the brief for intervenor Sprint Spectrum, et al.
Philip L. Malet, William D. Wallace and William F. Adler were on the brief for intervenors Globalstar, et al.
John E. Ingle, Deputy Associate General Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, argued the cause for respondent Federal Communications Commission. With him on the brief were Christopher J. Wright, General Counsel, Laurence N. Bourne and Lisa S. Gelb, Counsel.
James M. Carr, Counsel, entered an appearance.
Scott R. McIntosh, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for respondent United States of America. With him on the brief were David W. Ogden, Acting Assistant Attorney General, and Douglas N. Letter, Attorney.
Before: GINSBURG, RANDOLPH and TATEL, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.
TATEL, Circuit Judge:
The Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act of 1994 requires telecommunications carriers to ensure that their systems are technically capable of enabling law enforcement agencies operating with proper legal authority to intercept individual telephone calls and to obtain certain "call-identifying information." In this proceeding, telecommunications industry associations and...
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