U.S. Department
of Justice
Authority of National Telecommunications and Information Administration to Monitor Radio Communications
Date of Issuance:
Headnotes
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) may monitor radio communications to the extent reasonably necessary to discharge its functions under 47 U.S.C. § 305(a) and 15 U.S.C. § 272(12) & (13).
Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1963 prohibits NTIA from aurally monitoring communications between a radio and a land-line telephone.
Updated July 9, 2014