# CP-08 Telecommunications Services — NIST 800-53 Rev5 control

> FedRAMP Consolidated Rules for 2026 v2026.07.14.01 · updated 2026-07-14
> Canonical page: /control/cp-8

Canonical id: `cp-8` · family `CP`

> Establish alternate telecommunications services, including necessary agreements to permit the resumption of [system operations] for essential mission and business functions within [time period] when the primary telecommunications capabilities are unavailable at either the primary or alternate processing or storage sites.

_Control title and statement: NIST SP 800-53 Rev5 catalog (the pinned commit is in `/api` under `control_text`). The FedRAMP rules reference these controls by id only; everything below is what FedRAMP says about this id._

## Rev5 baseline membership

- certification class C
- certification class D

## Key Security Indicators that reach it

- `KSI-RPL-ARP` — Aligning Recovery Plan (Recovery Planning)
  The alignment of recovery plans with defined recovery objectives is persistently reviewed.

## FedRAMP guidance

_No FedRAMP-specific guidance attaches to this control._