CALEA's purpose is to enhance the ability of law enforcement agencies to conduct electronic surveillance by requiring that telecommunications carriers and manufacturers of telecommunications equipment modify and design their equipment, facilities, and services to
ensure that they have built - in surveillance
capabilities, allowing federal agencies to wiretap any telephone traffic; it has since been extended to cover broadband
internet and VoIP traffic.
In the second area, technology, districts must
ensure that school buildings have the necessary
Internet capabilities and hardware to administer SBAC tests.