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 108 STAT. 4284 PUBLIC LAW 103-414 —OCT. 25, 1994 the carrier acting in accordance witii regulations prescribed by the Commission. 47 USC 1005. SEC. 10& COOPERATION OF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS AND PROVIDERS OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT SERV- ICES. (a) CONSULTATION. —^A telecommunications carrier shall consult, as necessary, in a timely feshion with manufacturers of its telecommimications transmission and switching equipment and its providers of teleconununications support services for the purpose of ensuring that current and planned equipment, facilities, and services comply with the capability reqturements of section 103 and the capacity requirements identified by the Attorney General under section 104. (b) COOPERATION.—Subject to sections 104(e), 108(a), and 109 (b) and (d), a manufacturer of telecommunications transmission or switching equipment and a provider of telecommunications support services smll, on a reasonably timely basis and at a reasonable charge, make available to the telecommunications carriers using its equipment, facilities, or services such features or modifications as are necessary to permit such carriers to comply with the capability requirements of section 103 and the capacity requirements identLned by the Attorney General under section 104. 47 USC 1006. SEC. 107. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS; EXTENSION OF COMPLIANCE DATE. (a) SAFE HARBOR.— (1) CONSULTATION.— To ensure the efficient and industry- wide implementation of the assistance capabiHty requirements under section 103, the Attorney General, in coordination witi^i other Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies, shall consult with appropriate associations and standard-setting organizations oi the telecommunications industry, with representatives of users of telecommunications equipment, facilities, and services, and with State utihty commissions. (2) COMPLIANCE UNDER ACCEPTED STANDARDS.— A telecommunications CEurier shall be found to be in compliance with the assistance capability requirements under section 103, and a manufacturer of telecommunications transmission or switching equipment or a provider of telecommunications support services shall be found to be in compliance with section 106, if the carrier, manufacturer, or support service provider is in compliance with publicly available technical requirements or standards adopted by an industry association or standardsetting organization, or by the Commission under subsection (b), to meet the requirements of section 103. (3) ABSENCE OF STANDARDS.— The absence of technical requirements or standards for implementing the assistance capabliity requirements of section 103 shall not— (A) preclude a telecommunications carrier, manufacturer, or telecommunications support services provider fix)m deploying a technology or service; or (B) reheve a carrier, maniifacturer, or telecommunications support services provider of the oljHgations imposed by section 103 or 106, as applicable. (b) COMMISSION AUTHORITY.— If industry associations or standard-setting organizations fail to issue technical requirements or standards or if a Government agency or any other person believes

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