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1. Comment - BellSouth: No Call Data Given to NSA

   (May 16, 2006 - 3:38 PM)

   Qwest communications the other company that refused to give information stated publicly, according to cnn, that they were threatened with termination of government contracts. Let me clarify that. If they don't comply there could be implications on future contracts.

2. Comment - BellSouth: No Call Data Given to NSA

   (May 16, 2006 - 3:15 PM)

   The bottom line with these phone companies is not whether they are complying with the law. The fact that the governement threatens to take away lucrative contracts if they don't comply with request, no matter how invasive or wrong it is. The bottom line with big companies like this is money. Obviously, At&t, verizon, bell all probably weighed how many customers they would lose versus the amount of government contracts. I am sure they all ran cost benefit analysis and realized they stood to lose more without government contracts. By the way, I think bell south is covering their a** because now they realize they lost something they need and that is consumer trust