SF reviews contracts with AT&T over domestic spying

[sabra]

http://www.pe.com/ap_news/California2/CA_Domestic_Spying_SF_244783CA.shtml

AP NewsBreak: SF reviews contracts with AT&T over domestic spying

City officials are examining San Francisco's telecommunications contracts with AT&T Inc. and whether to take action against the company for its alleged cooperation with the National Security Agency, Mayor Gavin Newsom said Tuesday.

"If what I'm reading is true, I've got some serious problems as a San Franciscan, as a taxpayer and as mayor," Newsom said in interview with The Associated Press. "And I don't like it."

A federal lawsuit filed by Internet privacy advocate Electronic Frontier Foundation accuses the telecommunications giant of illegally cooperating with the NSA to make communications on AT&T networks available to the spy agency without warrants. According to the lawsuit, AT&T allowed the NSA to install data.m.ining equipment in secret rooms at AT&T offices in San Francisco and a handful of other cities.

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Newsom said he has asked City Attorney Dennis Herrera to conduct "fact-finding" on the matter. But the mayor also said he has completed his own compilation of "all of our current business relationships the city has with AT&T."

[NVMojo]

1. AT&T will be rewarded for its subservience with no more Net Neutrality

and internet tax dollars!

[EFerrari]

2. We have no other choice for local calling. So, what are Gavin's

options? :silly:

[Betsy Ross]

3. New local calling providers

I have a DSL contract with AT&T which expires in August. I'm transferring my local phone, long distance, and DSL to Earthlink at that time. There are many new local carriers coming online regularly so keep your eyes and ears open for one in your area.

[EFerrari]

5. Yep. Well, I'm glad Gavin is not letting this just wash over him.

With everything else he has on his hands, that's commendable. And maybe politically smart. :evilgrin:

[caligirl]

7. Who knows, Comcast could be there then too, their business is

really growing lately. They loved it when I told them this stuff was the reason I was coming to them.

[C_U_L8R]

4. AT&T need to learn the meaning "free market" and "democracy"

cause their both about to kick AT&T's ass.

The customer is always right.... you jerks

[caligirl]

6. You gotta love Gavin Newsome, He and Dede Myers and

Zoe Lofgren all graduated from Santa Clara University whose strong focus on humanist teaching are clearly paying off. We have a son going there this fall.


Can't wait to see AT&T kicked out of San Francisco.

[MasonJar]

8. Now we need to encourage other cities to follow suit. I am going

to call my mayor today. I also went from BellSouth to Earthlink for my computer. I cancelled AT&T. I am trying to work toward getting rid of my land phone (since it is BellSouth) altogether.