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ACLU Calls For Delay In NSA-Linked Telecom Merger

HeadlineJun 07, 2006

The American Civil Liberties Union is calling on the Federal Communications Commission to hold off approving the merger of telecom giants AT&T and BellSouth until the FCC investigates the companies’ role in the government’s domestic spy programs. Last month USA Today revealed that AT&T, BellSouth as well as Verizon provided the National Security Agency with the phone call records of tens of millions of Americans.

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