by Thomas J. Belknap Telco Rats Jump Ship

Since the whole warrantless wiretapping thing turned out to be so unpopular (who knew?), the Big Telco rats are jumping ship, or at least trying to:

Verizon Denies Turning Over Local Phone Data - New York Times

Verizon, the country’s second-largest phone company, said yesterday that it had not provided local phone records to the National Security Agency as part of efforts to compile a database of calling records to track terrorist activities.

BellSouth Denies It Gave Records to N.S.A. - New York Times

BellSouth said yesterday that it had not shared customer calling records with the National Security Agency, denying a report last week that it was among three major telephone companies to have done so.

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