With the rapid rise of services such as BlackBerry, Skype and social networking sites, the US security agencies are pushing for reforming the rules and policies governing communications in the country, reports the New York Times.

The agencies apprehend that there is lack in ability to wiretap criminal and terrorism suspects as the agencies are ‘going dark’ with no mechanisms in place to intercept such communication.

The report adds that the Obama administration plans to submit to lawmakers next year such a proposal towards lawful interception.

 “We’re talking about lawfully authorized intercepts,” said Valerie E. Caproni, general counsel for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. “We’re not talking expanding authority. We’re talking about preserving our ability to execute our existing authority in order to protect the public safety and national security.”

In the USA, telecom and broadband networks are required to have lawful interception mechanisms. But there is no provision to monitor BlackBerry type services.