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[DCKit]

Please note item #4. Is it fascism yet?

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Effective June 9, 2008 - Important Information Regarding Changes to Your Verizon Online Terms Of Service

The following is an outline of important changes to the Verizon Online Terms of Service which are effective as of June 9, 2008. We have described these changes in general terms below and recommend that you review the complete Terms of Service to determine how these changes, and other routine changes being made simultaneously, apply to you or your use of the Service. The Terms of Service can be accessed by clicking on the "Policies and Terms of Service" link (www2.verizon.net/policies) at the bottom of any page of our Website. The Terms of Service, as revised, will govern your rights and obligations, and ours, with respect to your use of the Services we offer. As set forth in Paragraph 3 of the Terms of Service, your continued use of the Service after the effective date of these changes will constitute your agreement to the changes.

1. Reporting of Actual or Potential Violations of Child Pornography Laws. We have added language to our Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) making clear that the Service cannot be used in any fashion for the transmission or dissemination of images containing child pornography. In addition, in Section 5, Privacy Policy; Legal Compliance, we have added language making clear that (a) we are required by law to report any facts or circumstances reported to us or which we discover from which it appears there may be a violation of the child pornography laws; and (b) that we reserve the right to report any such information, including the identity of users, account information, images and other facts to law enforcement personnel.

2. Billing Start Date for Additional Services. In Section 8.1, Prices and Fees; Billing, we have added language stating that, unless otherwise noted at the time of purchase, billing for the Additional Services set forth on Exhibit B will begin either on your Service Ready Date if you are also ordering new Broadband Service or upon submission of your order if you are ordering only an Additional Service.

3. Refundable Deposits. We have added a new Section 8.8, Refundable Deposits, which permits us, in certain instances, to require a refundable deposit either prior or subsequent to activation of Service.

4. Modifications to AUP. We have added language to our AUP making clear (a) that we may monitor our subscribers’ compliance with our Terms of Service and AUP; and (b) that we have the right, but not the obligation, to pre-screen, refuse, move or remove any content available on the Service including, but not limited to, content that violates the law, our Terms of Service or our AUP.

5. Verizon Premium Technical Support (PTS). We have added a new Section 6 to Exhibit B, Additional Terms, which sets forth the terms and conditions governing our provision, and your use, of the PTS service.

Please take time to review the complete Verizon Online Terms of Service. Thank you for being a Verizon Online customer.

[cbc5g]

1. Probably to cover their asses, their lawyers pick over everything

"making clear that the Service cannot be used in any fashion for the transmission or dissemination of images containing child pornography."

I don't think a cell phone company really cares about what you talk about but they care about the transmission of illegal pictures that could land them in trouble. They are a private service after all and they can look at whatever the hell they want on that service. Child pornography is very illegal everywhere and there is no free speech argument for the transmission of it. They must have had problems with groups doing it on their service.

On another note, I've been with a couple cell phone companies and Verizon is by far the best. They even called me to tell me that I was txting too much and it would cost far less if I had 5$ a month for unlimited txts. They could have let me wallow in ignorance and pay 20$ more a month than I should. Thats good business practice IMO.

[DCKit]

2. It's Internet

And I was referring to them giving themselves permission to monitor their clients accounts.

Yeah, CYA alright.

[cbc5g]

3. Uh, fascism refers to government .. this is a private service you don't have to buy

They aren't forcing you to do anything, if you don't like it you can get another service.

I don't want the government listening in on anything domestically and I like privacy online, but as a private service Verizon really does have to comply with international and domestic laws and report those shuffling child porn around on the Verizon network. I don't have sympathy for those funneling child porn all over the internet.