ATT, Verizon, Sprint Are Paid Cash By NSA For Your Private Communications

The National Security Agency pays AT&T , Verizon and Sprint several hundred million dollars a year for access to 81% of all international phone calls into the US, according to a leaked inspector general’s report, which has been reported by the Washington Post, AP, and the New York Review of Books. In fact., this secret report says that “NSA maintains relationships with over 100 U.S. companies, underscoring that the U/S. has the “home-field advantage as the primary hub for worldwide communications,” the New York Review of Books reported in its August 15 issue. These secret cooperative agreements reveal that NSA pays surveillance fees to telcos and phone companies were first made public by Edward Snowden, the former NSA administrator, now resident in Russia.

AT&T charges $325 for each activation fee and $10 a day to monitor the account, according to the AP. Verizon charges $775 per tapping for the first month and then $500 a month thereafter, according to the Associated Press today. The article reported that Microsoft , Yahoo and Google refused to say how much they charged to allow the government to tap into emails and other non-telephonic communications.

In a separate report the Washington Post reported that NSA pays the telcos roughly $300 million annually

Comment by Sweettina2 on October 4, 2013 at 5:08pm: Doesnt surprise me at all. Thanks for posting, sharing.

Comment by Michele L on September 26, 2013 at 3:12pm: I wonder if this includes pre-paids as well? I have never had a phone contract. I always go with pre-paid from Straight Talk but I think they are affiliated with Sprint too. Really interesting to find out about the email situation as well.

Comment by WTRH-AM-AE on September 26, 2013 at 2:07pm: I see that Verizon is going to go out of business in 10 years from now because they went Bankrupt because of Taxes not paid. Thanks for sharing that Chris.

Comment by Connie Stanson on September 26, 2013 at 11:55am: Do you see any extra money in your pocket ?

Comment by Christopher on September 26, 2013 at 11:32am: And where does the NSA, acquire the money, to pay ATT, Verizon and Sprint?

Taxes?

AT&T Paid No Federal Taxes in 2011, Saw $420 Million Refund
CEO Made More ($18 Million) Than Telco Paid in Taxes

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/ATT-Paid-No-Federal-Taxes-in-201...

Study: Verizon Hasn't Paid a Cent in Taxes in 3 Years
Verizon, Comcast, AT&T Huge Beneficiaries of Loopholes, Subsidies

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Study-Verizon-Hasnt-Paid-a-Cent-...

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