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Verizon Wireless says not involved in today's domestic spy scandal - what about other phone companies?



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I just spoke with the spokesman for Verizon Wireless, Jeffrey Nelson, and he told me, flat out: "Verizon Wireless is not involved in this situation." It was clear to me that he meant they are not one of the carriers involved in turning phone records over to the Bush administration, as reported in today's USA Today.

(By the way, there are a few news stories out there claiming Verizon Wireless IS involved in today's scandal - I'm told those stories are in error.)

Putting aside the question of whether this is true - I know the spokesman and trust him, though maybe he's being lied to by his superiors - this now puts on the onus on Cingular, Sprint, and all the other wireless companies, AND all the other landline companies like Verizon, Cingular, etc. to fess up. Did they or did they not turn over our private phone records to the Bush administration?


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