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fiducianet, inc.
2121 Cooperative Way
Suite 200
Herndon, VA 20171
Tel. (703) 796-1100
Fax (703) 689-0566
HERNDON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23, 2003--fiducianet, inc.(TM) the nation's first service bureau designed to allow telecommunications carriers to outsource their subpoena processing and court ordered technical assistance in support of law enforcement, achieved another milestone by signing Cbeyond Communications, a telecommunications service provider based in Atlanta, Georgia.
Cbeyond, a Cisco Powered Network provider, has been providing small businesses an integrated package of local, long distance and broadband Internet since March 2001.
"Cbeyond is our second customer to provide advanced voice and data services to their customers utilizing Cisco Architecture," said Mike Warren, President of fiducianet. "This customer win, when added to others from the TDMA and wireless carrier market, provides us with a broad and deepening experience base," Warren continued. "fiducianet will be using equipment from its lawful intercept partner, SS8 Networks, to assure Cbeyond is meeting their CALEA responsibilities, in addition to our own innovative document production system, to respond to subpoenas and court orders for customer records," Warren added.
"We chose fiducianet because they offered a comprehensive service that addressed not just our CALEA needs but also the potentially significant burden of responding to legal demands for customer records," said Chris Gatch, Cbeyond's Chief Technology Officer. "They have deep domain knowledge, a good grasp on the engineering challenges of intercepts in a VoIP network and a history of providing these services to telecommunications carriers. We wanted to tap into that expertise," continued Gatch.
fiducianet has customers ranging from large carriers with tens of millions of customers to small local exchange carriers who have provided rural telephone service for more than 80 years. "At this juncture our operations group has successfully handled literally thousands of subpoenas for multiple customers. And, the records production team's work has drawn strong accolades from law enforcement and our customers," offered Doug McCollum, fiducianet's General Counsel and VP of Services.
"Where we have differentiated ourselves from our competition is in the practical application of technology, which limits the carriers' cost for CALEA implementation and provides a comprehensive service to handle the avalanche of subpoenas and court orders carriers are receiving from law enforcement and civil litigants," added Mike Warren.
About Cbeyond Communications
Cbeyond Communications, the world's first 100% Internet Protocol (IP) local phone network, is a privately held, telecom service provider. Using Internet Protocol (IP) architecture and a 100% Cisco network, Cbeyond delivers to small business customers an integrated package of carrier-grade local and long distance telephony services, high-speed Internet access and Internet-based applications.
Cbeyond serves customers in Atlanta, Dallas and Denver. Cbeyond is fully funded for the markets it operates in, with investment being led by Madison Dearborn Partners. Additional investors include Battery Ventures, Vantage Point Venture Partners, Morgan Stanley Capital Partners, and company management. For more information on Cbeyond Communications, visit the website at www.cbeyond.net.
About fiducianet, inc.(SM)
fiducianet, inc.(SM) is headed by Michael Warren, a 29 year veteran of the FBI who was in charge of CALEA implementation for the Bureau before retiring in September 2000. The name fiducianet derives from the Latin word fiducia or "trust" in English.
As Carrier Agent fiducianet, inc.(SM) provides full-service outsourcing for the management of a carrier's compliance with subpoenas and court ordered records production, and it can also handle a carrier's obligations under lawful electronic surveillance law, including CALEA, USA PATRIOT Act, ECPA, T-III, and FISA.
fiducianet, inc.(SM) frees carriers to focus on their core business of running a telecommunications company. Visit the website at www.fiducianet.biz.
CONTACT:
fiducianet, inc.
Brian Durham, 703/796-1100 ext 12
SOURCE: fiducianet, inc.
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Understanding Lawfully Authorized Internet Surveillance and Infrastructure Protection
http://www.steptoe.com/WebDoc.NSF/Law+&+The+Net+All/E-Commerce+Law+Week,+Issue+125?OpenDocument
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(1) Former FBI wiretap expert H. Michael Warren recently joined the firm to launch a new consulting practice, Telecommunications and Law Enforcement Associates (TeLEA), which will provide clients with a variety of services, including analyzing existing compliance infrastructures under the 1994 Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) and criminal discovery laws, facilitating key meetings with law enforcement officials and the Federal Communications Commission, developing compliance strategies, guides and reports, and conducting educational seminars.
http://www.house.gov/judiciary/3014.htm
STATEMENT
OF
H. MICHAEL WARREN
SECTION CHIEF
INFORMATION RESOURCES DIVISION
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
ON
OCTOBER 23, 1997
BEFORE THE
SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIME
COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY
U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
REGARDING THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE "COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANCE
FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT" (CALEA)