### Question
Can you define what telecommunications support services means?


### Answer
**Telecommunications support services** is defined as the following in *47 U.S.C. § 1001*:

> a product, software, or service used by a telecommunications carrier for the internal signaling or switching functions of its telecommunications network

#### Citation:
  - *47 U.S.C. § 1001*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 9-INTERCEPTION OF DIGITAL AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS**

